Law allowing physician-assisted suicide reaches high court
White House seeks to block Oregon statute
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration yesterday brought the emotionally charged issue of physician-assisted suicide to the Supreme Court, seeking permission to block a first-in-the-nation Oregon law that permits doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives. (Full article: 784 words)
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