Are absolute bans on assisted suicide constitutional? I say no

THE ARGUMENT IN THIS ARTICLE FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF THE CHOICE TO HASTEN INEVITABLE DEATH ASKS THE COURT TO ENGAGE IN CONSTITUTIONAL BALANCING AND TO HOLD THAT THE TERMINALLY ILL PERSON'S INTEREST IN MAKING THE CHOICE TO HASTEN INEVITABLE DEATH IS CONSTITUTIONALLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY INTEREST THAT THE STATE CAN ASSERT TO COMPELL THE PERSON TO GO ON LIVING. THE RESULT DEPENDS ON WHETHER A MAJORITY OF THE JUSTICES WILL CONCLUDE THAT THE RATIONALE FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF ABORTION CHOICE THAT WAS RECOGNIZED IN "ROE" AND "CASEY" APPLIES IN EQUAL MEASURE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF THE CHOICE TO HASTEN INEVITABLE DEATH. THE AUTHOR SUBMITS THAT IT DOES, AND ASSERTS THAT THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS THE RIGHT OF THE TERMINALLY ILL TO MAKE THE CHOICE TO HASTEN INEVITABLE DEATH.