Vacco v. Quill
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Amici Curiae Brief of attorneys general of 15 states
On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari
I.
INTEREST OF THE AMICI CURIAE
II.
REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT
A.
Certiorari Should be Granted To Establish
That a Decision by the People of a State to Prohibit Assisted
Suicide Does Not Violate the Equal Protection Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment
1.
The Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
Is Not the Equivalent of Suicide or Assisted Suicide, and
Thus, New York's Prohibition of Assisted Suicide Does
Not Create Any Class of Similarly Situated Persons
2.
New York's Prohibition of Assisted Suicide Is
Rationally Related to Numerous Important Governmental
Objectives
B.
Certiorari Should be Granted To Reaffirm the Essential
Role of the States in our Federal System and the Power of the People
to Directly Govern Their Own Affairs
III. CONCLUSION |
