Judicial Review for Assisted Dying

Many Western jurisdictions legalize assisted dying but leave final authorization to administrative bodies (commissions, doctors, retrospective audits) rather than independent judges. Requiring a pre‑decision judicial verification—limited to checking statutory conditions and evidentiary sufficiency—would align the institutional gravity of the process with the irreversibility of the outcome. — How societies authorize state‑facilitated death is a design question that affects wrongful‑death risk, the integrity of medical assessment, and public trust in government.