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Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia the human dimension of legalization | Author(s) | Herbert S Hendin |
Journal title | The Journal of Long Term Home Health Care : the PRIDE Institute Journal, vol 17, no 2, Spring 1998 |
Pages | pp 29-37 |
Keywords | Euthanasia ; Terminal care ; Law ; United States of America ; Netherlands. |
Annotation | In doctor-assisted suicide, the patient self-administers the lethal dose which has been prescribed by a doctor who knows that the patient intends to use it to end his or her own life. This article outlines the historical background, and considers the status of euthanasia in the Netherlands. (RH). |
Accession Number | CPA-981020230 A |
Classmark | CY: LV: VR: 7T: 76H |
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