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Should it be legal for physicians to expedite a death?
Author(s)Diane E Meier, Barbara Coombs Lee
Journal titleGenerations, vol XXIII, no 1, Spring 1999
PublisherAmerican Society on Aging, Spring 1999
Pagespp 58-60
AnnotationThe format of this article is a debate between the two authors with Diane Meier arguing against legalised assisted dying and Barbara Coombs Lee arguing for it. The latter cites the experience of the state of Oregon, which since 1997 has enacted the Death with Dignity Act which allows for physician assisted deaths. (KJ).
Accession NumberCPA-990824217 A

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