Jury acquits Phoenix doctor in assisted-suicide case

Jury acquits Phoenix doctor in assisted-suicide case: It's not illegal to commit suicide in Arizona, but it is illegal to help someone else commit suicide. The question before a Maricopa County Superior Court jury Thursday was whether two members of a national organization had conspired to commit manslaughter in the death of a Phoenix woman who took her own life. It was the first time a jury pondered the question, and they split their decision. Not Dead Yet commentary