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- Title
KILLING THE WILLING: "VOLUNTEERS," SUICIDE AND COMPETENCY.
- Authors
Blume, John H.
- Abstract
Reflects on whether a death-row inmate in the U.S., who wishes to waive his appeals be viewed as a client making a legal decision to accept the justness of his punishment, or as a person seeking the aid of the state in committing suicide. Summary of the current legal standards for volunteering and assisted suicide, as of March 2005; Similarities of volunteers with suicidal persons; Proposal of a standard for assessing waiver which takes into account the prevalence of suicidal motivation among volunteers.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DEATH row; SUICIDE; DEATH row inmates; ASSISTED suicide
- Publication
Michigan Law Review, 2005, Vol 103, Issue 5, p939
- ISSN
0026-2234
- Publication type
Article