Death rites: Assisted suicide and existential rights

International Journal of Law in Context

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-198

  Williams, Melanie L ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35748977242     PISSN: 17445523     EISSN: 17445531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744552305002053     Document Type: Article

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