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Connors V. Doctorman Case Summary

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Issue six is concerning Dr.Doctormans involvement in this case. He had not participated in injection of the lethal dose of medication that would soon kill Mr.Conners. One could argue that he knowingly acted in a manner that accelerated Mr. Connor's death. (Section 2 provision A) But his only contribution was directing Mrs.Connors to a website that could be found by anyone with an internet connection. So, if one want to place blame on Mr. Doctorman for this instance, they should actually be placing blame on the people that designed the website for spreading the knowledge. But that would be a question of speech. Other than that, we have to ask what is he suppose to do to prevent Mrs.Conners injecting her husband with a medication that will end his life while he is still of sound mind. Issue #7 The seventh issue that I have is more of a question. How can the state actually preserve and protect all human life if one life is nearly at ends. Mr.Connors was going to die …show more content…

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