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Society and physicians in the United States remain unable to accept death and thus unable to deal with the physical, psychological, and spiritual approach of death. The hour of death itself "is commonly tranquil," but "the serenity is usually bought at a fearful price -- and the price is the process by which we reach that point"¹ -- a process that has been described as "a purgatory that may last for weeks."¹ Suicide has been seen as a rational way to avoid that purgatory, especially as a response to end-stage cancer and AIDS, and proposals to "legalize" physician-assisted suicide in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Washington's Initiative 119

California's Proposition 161

Oregon's Ballot Measure 16

Continuing Controversies

Federal Law

Pharmacists

Better or Worse?

The Initiative Approach

References

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