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Physician Involvement In Life-Ending Practices, Thomas A. Preston
Physician Involvement In Life-Ending Practices, Thomas A. Preston
Seattle University Law Review
This Article explains that we need to acknowledge physicians' widespread involvement in ending patients' lives by a variety of means, from withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment to euthanasia. Our inquiry should move from appearance and professional acceptance of practices to the conditions under which society allows physicians to be involved in ending patients' lives.