Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Garger v. New Jersey

97 S. Ct. 319

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1976-11-01
Topic
general

right of choice to terminate life support systems as aspect of right of privacy | right of choice to terminate life support systems as aspect of right of privacy | right of choice to terminate life support systems as aspect of right of privacy | right of choice to terminate life support systems as aspect of right of privacy | right of choice to terminate life support systems as aspect of right of privacy | the right to privacy established in Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 85 S.Ct. 1678, 14 L.Ed.2d 510 (1965), is broad enough to encompass patient’s decision to refuse treatment in certain cases | “Presumably [the right of personal privacy recognized by the United States Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut, supra,] is broad enough to encompass a patient’s decision to decline medical treatment under certain circumstances”

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Sup. Ct. N. J. Certiorari denied.