Physician-assisted death is illegal in most states, so my patient made another choice.

David Muller

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0833

Physician-assisted death is illegal in most states, so my patient made another choice.

David Muller

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A patient in his nineties and in decline chooses the only legal way in most of the United States to hasten his death: He stops eating and drinking. His doctor wonders whether that is just or compassionate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2343-2346
Number of pages	4
Journal	Health Affairs
Volume	31
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0833
State	Published - Oct 2012

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Physician-assisted death is illegal in most states, so my patient made another choice.

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