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PMID: 20465079 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This column concisely reviews: significant legal developments concerning medical futility and assisted suicide; three late-2009, early 2010 court cases involving neonatal medical futility disputes; and a number of cases involving the criminal enforcement of assisted suicide laws, as well as recent court cases and legislation aimed to legalize assisted suicide. |
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Authors:
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Thaddeus Mason Pope |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of clinical ethics Volume: 21 ISSN: 1046-7890 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Ethics Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-14 Completed Date: 2010-06-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9114645 Medline TA: J Clin Ethics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 83-5 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Health Law Institute, Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. tmpope@widener.edu |
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Canada France Great Britain Humans Medical Futility / legislation & jurisprudence* South Australia Suicide, Assisted / legislation & jurisprudence* Switzerland United States |
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