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ScotlandOn 30 April 2015, the Health and Sport Committee published its stage-one report on the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill, in which it analysed the evidence received on a range of issues, including international evidence on assisted dying, the assessment of mental capacity, the detection of co...

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Authors: Brannan, Sophie (Author) ; Campbell, Ruth (Author) ; Davies, Martin (Author) ; English, Veronica (Author) ; Mussell, Rebecca (Author) ; Sheather, C. (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2015
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 41, Issue: 7, Pages: 573-574
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