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Attorney General John Ashcroft recently directed agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration to take punitive action against physicians who prescribe medication at the request of a terminally ill patient who wishes to hasten his or her death.¹ This directive was issued in response to the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. In the Health Policy Report in this issue of the Journal, Steinbrook provides more information about Ashcroft's directive.² As the basis for his directive, Ashcroft states that assisted suicide is not a "legitimate medical purpose," as defined by the Controlled Substances Act.³ In the memorandum that presents his directive, the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Attorney General's Intrusion into Clinical Practice
MacDonald R., Noah L., Lowenstein E., Wanzer S. H.
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