title: An age old debate.
abstract: On the national level, only Oregon currently permits assisted suicide. Thirty-five states have statutes that ban the practice while nine others (including Michigan) seemingly prohibit it under common law principles, without a specific statute that speaks to the point.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sparks
mesh_terms: D008824:Michigan; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States