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‘How is it possible that at times we can be physicians and at times assistants in suicide?’ Attitudes and experiences of palliative care physicians in respect of the current legal situation of suicide assistance in Switzerland
- Correspondence to Dr Martyna Tomczyk, Institute of Humanities in Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Martyna.Tomczyk{at}chuv.ch
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‘How is it possible that at times we can be physicians and at times assistants in suicide?’ Attitudes and experiences of palliative care physicians in respect of the current legal situation of suicide assistance in Switzerland
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- Received July 17, 2022
- Accepted November 29, 2022
- First published January 6, 2023.
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October 18, 2023
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