US Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has expressed views and made judicial decisions about controversial issues such as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, Obamacare, and the death penalty.
In 2006, prior to his confirmation as federal appellate judge, Gorsuch published The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in which he argues against physician-assisted suicide laws and says that bans against both assisted suicide and euthanasia should be maintained. In the book, which expands on his 2004 University of Oxford dissertation, he argues that the United States should keep existing laws banning physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia because “human life is fundamentally and inherently valuable, and that the intentional taking of human life by private persons is always wrong.” On the use of “private persons,” Gorsuch explains, “I do not seek to address publicly authorized forms of killing like capital punishment and war.” Abortion critics believe that, although Gorsuch has not ruled on an abortion-related case, his views will align with conservatives because of his opinions on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. Physician-assisted suicide is currently legal in six states, euthanasia is illegal nationwide, and abortion is legal throughout the country.
Source: procon.org
