Ethical issues in end of life decisions need public airing

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Journal of Medical Ethics 30 (1):34-34 (2004)
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Public debate in Britain about moral differences between helping someone to die and withdrawing or withholding treatment can only help patients and their doctors, says a specialist from the standpoint of ethics and decision making in end stage lung disease.Two well known cases—those of Miss B and Mrs …

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