A Detroit judge ruled Monday that there is a constitutional rightof "rational" suicide, adding to the confusion surrounding thejailing of Jack Kevorkian on charges of violating Michigan'sassisted-suicide law.
Monday's ruling by Wayne County Circuit Judge Richard C. Kaufmanraises the possibility that at least one of three charges againstKevorkian, now in his 15th day of a hunger strike, may be dismissed.
Kaufman declared that a person whose "quality of life issignificantly impaired by a medical condition" has the right underthe 14th Amendment to kill himself if his health is unlikely toimprove and his decision is made freely. Therefore, Kaufman wrote,Michigan's …
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