In the context of the practice of euthanasia, in 1997, the Supreme Court:
A. held that euthanasia is one of the civil liberties protected by the Constitution.
B. held that state laws permitting assisted suicide were unconstitutional.
C. held that state laws banning physician-assisted suicide are inherently unconstitutional.
D. upheld the states' rights to ban assisted suicide or mercy killing.
E. denounced the states' rights to ban the practice of assisted suicide.
Answer: D
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