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Sara Myers et al., Plaintiffs, Eric A. Seiff, et al., Appellants,v.Eric Schneiderman,, Respondent, et al., Defendants.

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9 Cited authorities

  1. Washington v. Glucksberg

    521 U.S. 702 (1997)   Cited 2,633 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there is no fundamental right to physician-assisted suicide

  2. Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Labs

    471 U.S. 707 (1985)   Cited 1,192 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding local health ordinance not preempted because "the regulation of health and safety matters is primarily, and historically, a matter of local concern"

  3. Gonzales v. Oregon

    546 U.S. 243 (2006)   Cited 560 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that statute did not delegate authority to Attorney General to make medical judgments

  4. Rivers v. Katz

    67 N.Y.2d 485 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 275 times
    Recognizing right of involuntarily committed patient to refuse unwanted administration of anti-psychotic medication

  5. Baxter v. State

    354 Mont. 234 (Mont. 2009)   Cited 24 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In Baxter, we addressed whether physicians who aided patients in dying were protected from prosecution for homicide. Baxter, ¶ 3.

  6. Hope v. Perales

    83 N.Y.2d 563 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 44 times
    Noting that “the fundamental right of reproductive choice” is “inherent in the due process liberty right guaranteed by [New York's state constitution”

  7. People v. Ryan

    274 N.Y. 149 (N.Y. 1937)   Cited 159 times
    In People v. Ryan (274 N.Y. 149, 152) the court said: "In the interpretation of statutes, the spirit and purpose of the act and the objects to be accomplished must be considered.

  8. Section 1.05 - General purposes

    N.Y. Penal Law § 1.05   Cited 86 times

    The general purposes of the provisions of this chapter are: 1. To proscribe conduct which unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests; 2. To give fair warning of the nature of the conduct proscribed and of the sentences authorized upon conviction; 3. To define the act or omission and the accompanying mental state which constitute each offense; 4. To differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses and to prescribe proportionate

  9. Section 5281 - Definitions

    Vt. Stat. tit. 18 § 5281   Cited 8 times

    As used in this chapter: (1) "Bona fide physician-patient relationship" means a treating or consulting relationship in the course of which a physician has completed a full assessment of the patient's medical history and current medical condition, including a personal physical examination. (2) "Capable" means that a patient has the ability to make and communicate health care decisions to a physician, including communication through persons familiar with the patient's manner of communicating if those