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VSED - Court Cases
This page collects court decisions addressing VSED. Unfortunately, because the issue has not been litigated much, there is little available guidance.

United States
In re Nora Harris (Jackson County, Oregon 2016) (order)
In re Nora Harris (Jackson County, Oregon 2016) (memo in support)
In re Nora Harris (Jackson County, Oregon 2016) (motion)
In re Nora Harris (Jackson County, Oregon 2016) (opposition)
In re Nora Harris (Jackson County, Oregon 2016) (memo in support)
Bouvia v. Superior Court (Cal App 1986)
1984 New York Case
Canada
In re Wiebe (College Physicians BC,Feb. 2018)
Bentley v. Fraser Health (BC Ct App Mar. 2015)
Bentley v. Fraser Health - Appellant Opening Brief
Bentley v. Maplewood Seniors Care Society, 2014 BCSC 165
Bentley v. Fraser Health (BCSC Aug. 2013)
Manoir de la Pointe Blueu (Quebec 1992)
Other Jurisdictions
Soni v India (India Supreme Court) (stayed Rajastahn judgment, pending)
Soni v India (Rajastahn High Court Aug 10, 2015)
Soni v. India (Rajasthan Aug. 2015)
H Ltd v J (S Australia 2010)
Advance Request Cases
Prosecutor Statement (Aug. 2019)
Regional Committee 2016
Cases Not in Court
Most cases do not end up in court. I collect some of these in Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking, 6(2) NARRATIVE INQUIRY IN BIOETHICS 75-126 (2016) (symposium editor).

Below are PDFs of some other publicly reported VSED cases.

Dr. Robert Edis, Western Australia Joint Select Committee (2018)
Bruce Buchanan, Western Australia Joint Select Committee (2018)
Max Kamien, Western Australia Joint Select Committee (2018)
Western Australia Parliament Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices 2018