title: Lee v. State of Oregon.
abstract: HELD: Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, Measure 16, which legalizes physician-assisted suicide for certain terminally ill persons, violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. Measure 16 fails to withstand even the lowest level of judicial scrutiny because the disparate treatment afforded the class of terminally ill persons does not further any legitimate state interest.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Devlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009922:Oregon; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*