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Review
. 2007 Feb 10;334(7588):295-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39100.417072.BE.

Role of non-governmental organisations in physician assisted suicide

Stephen J Ziegler  1 , Georg Bosshard
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Review

Role of non-governmental organisations in physician assisted suicide

Stephen J Ziegler et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Could right to die organisations be part of the solution to the many ethical difficulties doctors face over assisted suicide? Stephen Ziegler and Georg Bosshard examine how two organisations in Switzerland and Oregon help people die

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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