Final Exit Network Partially Off The Hook In Arizona

The Final Exit Network trial in Phoenix ended in an acquittal for one of te defendants. Sad, but not surprising seeing that the jury did not get to ear that the woman in question was NOT terminally ill.

Jury acquits Phoenix doctor in assisted-suicide case

It's not illegal to commit suicide in Arizona, but it is illegal to help someone else commit suicide.

The question before a Maricopa County Superior Court jury Thursday was whether two members of a national organization had conspired to commit manslaughter in the death of a Phoenix woman who took her own life.

It was the first time a jury pondered the question, and they split their decision. more