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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Roberts on the Right to Die
The AP's Jesse J. Holland reports that John Roberts addressed an issue today that is of great importanct to Oregonians (and many non-Oregonians, too, I would suppose).
Chief Justice nominee John Roberts said Wednesday that the law, not his own personal views, would be his guide in deciding right-to-die cases that might come before the Supreme Court.Oregon's right to die law goes to the Supreme Court next month with the outcome truly up in the air. Should Roberts vote on the law rather than his conscience in the case, the Oregon law -- which was approved twice by voters -- has a shot at remaining on the books.
At the same time, Roberts stopped short of providing his specific views on the issue — as he has steadfastly done on other contentious subjects in three days of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. That left Democrats chafing.
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