Massachusetts Patient's' Right to Die Bill, March 1986

This collection contains materials pertaining to the Brophy v. New England Mount Sinai Hospital, Inc. court case in Massachusetts. Materials include briefs, reports and testimony submitted to the court during the original trial as well as during the appeals process. There are copies of the trial transcripts of the original trial held in May of 1985, the original judgement, and the Masschusetts Supreme Judicial decision. Finally, there are materials related aftermath of the case such as the Massachusetts Patients Right to Die Bill. Materials in the collection are arranged in chronological order.