MA Court Rules no ‘Right’ to Suicide

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 SAFAFamily

Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Monday that there is no “right” to medical suicide in the state constitution.

“[The] Massachusetts Declaration of Rights does not reach so far as to protect physician-assisted suicide,” the court stated.

“We conclude as well that the law of manslaughter may prohibit physician-assisted suicide, and does so, without offending constitutional protections.”