As a
result of the
decision, he said, «the infrastructure improvements that are being planned to achieve such a goal will now be subject to local regulatory control so that not only are the sustainable energy goals achieved, but the natural beauty and character
of our neighborhoods are
preserved and protected,» he said.
In addressing this interest, both courts acknowledged that a state has an interest in: (i)
preserving life in general; (ii) preventing deaths that occur
as a
result of errors in medical or legal judgment; (iii) preventing exercise
of undue, arbitrary, and / or unfair influences over an individual's
decision to end his / her life; (iv) safeguarding interests
of innocent third parties such
as minor children and other family members; (v) assuring the integrity
of the medical profession; and (vi) avoiding the adverse consequences that might ensue if physician - assisted suicide were declared a fundamental right.