Death with dignity and the right to die: sometimes doctors have a duty to hasten death

As the single most important experience in the lives of all people, the process and event of death must be handled carefully by the medical community. Twentieth-century advances in life-sustaining technology impose new areas of concern on those who are responsible for dying persons. Physicians and s...

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Main Author: Miller, P. J. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 1987
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1987, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-85
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