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Quotation from Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health by Supreme Court of the United States
“But the State has no legitimate general interest in someone's life, completely abstracted from the interest of the person living that life, that could outweigh the person's choice to avoid medical treatment.”
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, Dissent of Justice Brennan (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Brennan, joined by Justices Marshall and Blackmun, answers Missouri's claimed interest in preserving life.
Citation: "But the State has no legitimate general interest in someone's life, completely abstracted from the interest of the person living that life, that could outweigh the person's choice to avoid medical treatment." — Supreme Court of the United States, Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, Dissent of Justice Brennan (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id cruzan-v-director-missouri-department-of-health-q4)
Portrait: William Rehnquist, Unknown, Public domain.
