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Physician-assisted suicide
— a brief historical and legal overview | | Author(s) | Mark Joy |
| Journal title | The Journal of Long Term Home Health Care : the PRIDE Institute Journal, vol 16, no 2, Spring 1997 |
| Pages | pp 2-11 |
| Keywords | Suicide ; Euthanasia ; Law ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Following the passage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act 1995, assistance in suicide by doctors has come to the forefront of issues in medical ethics. Another factor has been the actions of the "suicide doctor", Jack Kevorkian. This article outlines suicide and the law since from the earliest civilisations to present-day US legislation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980129221 A |
| Classmark | EV: CY: VR: 7T |
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