Legalised euthanasia will violate the rights of vulnerable patients.

George, R J D; Finlay, I G; Jeffrey, David · BMJ · 2005

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Abstract

Doctors in the United Kingdom can accompany their patients every step of the way, up until the last. The law stops them helping their patients take the final step, even if that is the patient's fervent wish. Next month's debate in the House of Lords could begin the process of changing the law. To help doctors decide where they stand we publish a range of opinions

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