From Dr. Joy Browne - Tennessee man loses fight to end his life
Oct-01-2015

A Nashville judge has ruled against a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate who is terminally ill and wants to die by assisted suicide.

John Jay Hooker has terminal cancer and has doctors who have expressed a willingness to prescribe him a lethal dosage of painkillers.

The doctors sought protection from prosecution if the 84-year-old Hooker was administered the drugs.

But Chancellor Carol McCoy ruled against the plaintiffs on Tuesday, saying they "do not have standing to bring this action." She said administering such drugs would be engaging in "criminal conduct."

State law allows a person to refuse end-of-life care, but assisted suicide is illegal in Tennessee.

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