Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
October 7, 1996
right to die |
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
bioethics discussions
Analyzed under the Due Process Clause Relevant in discussions of medical ethics constitutional limits on personal choices individual autonomy vs. state interests liberty interests |
| gptkbp:case_number |
Brought by physicians and terminally ill patients
Involved multiple plaintiffs challenging the law legal challenges to assisted suicide laws |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
5-4 decision
reaffirmed state power The majority opinion was critical of the right to die argument States can prohibit assisted suicide The decision was seen as a victory for state rights. future legislation on end-of-life issues narrow interpretation of rights not a constitutional right not a fundamental right rejected broad interpretation of personal liberties |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Influenced public policy on end-of-life issues
shaped future legal discussions |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:consequences |
state autonomy
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Involved a conservative majority on the Court |
| gptkbp:court's_stance |
strict scrutiny
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:1997
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States 5-4 ruling June 26, 1997 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
Argued for individual autonomy |
| gptkbp:effect_on_public_policy |
healthcare decisions
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of a broader discussion on euthanasia
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Washington v. Glucksberg
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced laws regarding assisted suicide in the U. S.
Led to further legal challenges regarding assisted suicide state legislation on assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
historical context of assisted suicide laws
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
521 U. S. 702 (1997)
521 U. S. 702 |
| gptkbp:judicial_consensus |
limited personal liberties
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
historical practices
constitutional interpretation Reviewed Washington's law on assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
United States federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
constitutional rights Right to die debate assisted dying laws |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
right to privacy
upheld state law originalism due process clause Influenced state legislation on assisted dying Part of the constitutional law framework in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
assisted suicide
Right to assisted suicide Involved arguments about liberty and state interests Debate over personal choice vs. state regulation moral implications of assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Reaffirmed states' rights to regulate medical practices
The ruling limited the scope of personal liberties no constitutional right to assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
substantive due process
No constitutional right to assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:legal_reasoning |
historical traditions
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| gptkbp:legal_scholars'_view |
important for personal liberty cases
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
The Court upheld the state's ban on assisted suicide
upheld state ban on assisted suicide |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
Substantive due process Washington v. Glucksberg established limits on personal liberties Set a precedent for future cases on personal liberties fundamental rights analysis |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:Harold_Glucksberg
gptkb:State_of_Washington |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy Emphasized state interests in preserving life assisted suicide debate |
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Controversial and widely debated
|
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Gonzales_v._Oregon
gptkb:Cruzan_v._Director,_Missouri_Department_of_Health |
| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified the standard for substantive due process rights
limits on personal liberties |
| gptkbp:state_interest |
protecting vulnerable populations
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist gptkb:Harry_Blackmun gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:14th_Amendment |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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