When Elizabeth Bouvia ultimately won her case, the appellate judges based her right to die on which of the following parts of the U.S. Constitution?

A. Freedom from false imprisonment
B. The implied right to make medical decisions
C. The implied right to privacy or personal liberty
D. The 25th Amendment that specifies a right to a dignified death
E. Freedom of religion


Answer: C

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