Hospice and physician-assisted

Hastings Center Report

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 26-35

  Campbell, Courtney S ^a   Cox, Jessica C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; COOPERATION; ETHICS; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPICES; HUMANS; OREGON; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77957865284     PISSN: 00930334     EISSN: 1552146X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hcr.2010.0016     Document Type: Article

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2. The Oregon Death With Dignity Act (ORS 127.800-ORS 127.897) is available at http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pas/ors. shtml; further references to the act will be given in the text.
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