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Education And Debate Taking the final step: changing the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Legalised euthanasia will violate the rights of vulnerable patients

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7518.684 (Published 22 September 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:684

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