Matter of Jobes

HANDLER, J.,

concurring.1

I join fully in the reasoning and the result of the majority opinions in this case and in the related cases of In re Farrell, *429108 N.J. 335 (1987) and In re Peter, 108 N.J. 365 (1987). The Court establishes standards for right-to-die cases, which commendably balance the many rights, interests, and concerns present in these cases. I write separately to express more fully my understanding of the court’s essential rulings. These cases, soundly decided in my view, bring us to the threshold of other issues for which the decisional standards posited by the Court may not…