Has the sanctity of human life become passe? From: Jerusalem Post | Date: January 25, 2006| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

AVI SHAFRAN
Jerusalem Post
01-25-2006
Headline: Has the sanctity of human life become passe?
Byline: AVI SHAFRAN
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 13

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 -- The recent US Supreme Court decision concerning Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law was really about whether a federal drug-control law provided a US attorney- general the authority to punish a state's doctors for acting in accordance with a state statute. But by contending that physician-assisted suicide is a "legitimate medical purpose" for the prescription of a drug, there can be little doubt that the ...

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