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Volume 332:1174-1175 April 27, 1995 Number 17
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The Oregon Death with Dignity Act

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by Annas, G. J.
To the Editor: Professor Annas's review of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (Nov. 3 issue)1 again illustrates the potential for serious gaps between theoretical ethics, the law, and clinical reality. Professor Annas argues that there is no need to change existing laws prohibiting physician-assisted suicide because a physician is currently permitted to prescribe potentially lethal medications intended to relieve a patient's suffering as long as it is not the physician's explicit intention to contribute to the patient's death. When a patient requests a potentially lethal drug in order to "live better," it appears to be morally and legally permissible . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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