title: Sampson v. state of Alaska: in the Supreme Court of the state of Alaska.
abstract: HELD: The Alaska Constitution's guarantees of privacy and liberty do not afford terminally ill persons the right to a physician's assistance in committing suicide and Alaska's statute prohibiting suicide assistance does not violate their right of equal protection.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bostrom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000413:Alaska; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*