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Reply to Farsides's editorial: palliative care--a euthanasia-free zone.
Dr Farsides entitles her editorial Palliative care-a euthanasia-free zone.' This is a misleading title in view of the fact that the whole of medicine and nursing in the United Kingdom and most of the rest of the world are currently euthanasia-free zones, for not only is it currently illegal in those areas, but also the professional organisations (for example the British Medical Association and ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.24.3.149