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Establishment Clause

The First Amendment's Establishment Clause prohibits the government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” This clause not only forbids the government from establishing an official religion, but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another.

euthanasia

Euthanasia is the intentional act of ending another person’s life, usually by a physician administering a lethal drug, for the purpose of relieving suffering from a serious or incurable condition. It differs from assisted suicide (also called physician-assisted dying or medical aid in dying), in which a physician provides the means but the patient self-administers the lethal medication.

ex post facto

The Latin phrase ex post facto means “from a thing done afterward.” In law, it refers to a criminal statute that retroactively punishes conduct that was legal at the time it was committed. The United States Constitution expressly prohibits such laws under:

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