Whether to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia is among the most hotly debated legal and public policy issues today in the United States, as it is in many countries. In this Thesis, I first (in Chapters I and II) isolate the critical questions in this debate, the answers to which will likely determine the fate of assisted suicide and euthanasia in America's courts and legislatures: Is there historical precedent for allowing the practices? Do fairness concerns dictate that we ...