JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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The constitutionality of criminal prohibitions on physician-assisted death has become one of the most fascinating issues. The Supreme Court viewed a judicial injunction enforcing access to an abortion clinic as "content neutral" and not subject to heightened scrutiny under the First Amendment.
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For the first time, a National Institutes of Health advisory panel approved funding for the production of human embryos for research purposes. Oregon voters approved a Death With Dignity Act that empowers physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients.