Physician's decisions about patient capacity: The trojan horse of physician-assisted suicide

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Even if physicians follow all of the requirements for determining patient capacity in Oregon's physician-assisted suicide act, their ultimate conclusions will be subjective and heavily influenced by their own personal values.

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