Law at the End of Life: The Supreme Court and Assisted Suicide
- ISBN-10
- 0472111574
- ISBN-13
- 9780472111572
- Category
- Medical / Health Policy
- Pages
- 369
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Author
- Carl Schneider
Description
Discusses the issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision
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