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Quotation from Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health by Supreme Court of the United States
“Because death is so profoundly personal, public reflection upon it is unusual.”
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, Dissent of Justice Stevens (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Stevens suggests why courts may undervalue the liberty at stake and urges more public reflection on modern dying.
Citation: "Because death is so profoundly personal, public reflection upon it is unusual." — Supreme Court of the United States, Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, Dissent of Justice Stevens (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id cruzan-v-director-missouri-department-of-health-q6)
Portrait: William Rehnquist, Unknown, Public domain.
