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New Australian legislation has been delayed which would prohibit the sharing of information about how to commit suicide. It was held up in 2004 by opposition from some members of the Australian senate but the October elections gave the government control of the upper house, potentially allowing it t...

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Authors: English, Veronica (Author) ; Mussell, Rebecca (Author) ; Sheather, Julian (Author) ; Sommerville, Ann (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2005
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-124
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