The recent Supreme Court decision upholding state laws banning assisted suicides is the most recent chapter in the ongoing debate regarding the morality of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia and the implications of removing legal barriers. It appears likely that oncologists will be faced with an increasing number of requests for assistance with suicide or euthanasia and will need to decide how to respond to such requests.
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Kathy Faber‐Langendoen (1998) studied this question.
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