Sanctioned Assisted Suicide: “Separate but Equal” Treatment for the “New Illegitimates”

This article discusses the legal implications of suicide for persons with disabilities, or the “new illegimates” (i.e. those with few legal rights or public benefits). Also included are those with impaired consciousness, the old & infirm, those with mental illness, & racial minorities & the poor. The author argues that if assisted suicide were legalized, these new illegitimates would be at risk since they are often viewed as a burden, & are vulnerable. (VM)