The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Constitution does not recognize a fundamental right to physician-assisted suicide, allowing states to prohibit it to preserve life and uphold medical ethics.

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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a New York law prohibiting physician-assisted suicide, finding no violation of the Equal Protection Clause because the law rationally distinguished between letting a patient die naturally and actively causing their death.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled that physician-assisted suicide is not explicitly prohibited under state law, allowing terminally ill patients to request assistance in dying without legal repercussions for doctors, based on state consent and dignity principles.