MD's Intentionally End Lives in 1 in 6 UK Deaths


	MD's Intentionally End Lives in 1 in 6 UK Deaths

4ensic

9-2-2009 10:08 PM

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assisted homicide, putting granny to sleep

4ensic says:

The last paragraph is really shocking. Before the whole debate over state healthcare started in the US, 16.5% all deaths were physician assisted. And that's only mentioned in passing, not as the lead in the article.

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