Legalizing Assisted Suicide — Views of Physicians in Oregon
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (5), 310-315
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199602013340507
Abstract
Since the Oregon Death with Dignity Act was passed in November 1994, physicians in Oregon have faced the prospect of legalized physician-assisted suicide. We studied the attitudes and current practices of Oregon physicians in relation to assisted suicide.Keywords
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