When a patient asks for help to die: what the law says and how to respond
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When a patient asks for help to die: what the law says and how to respond

Nick Evans Health writer

With debate continuing over changing the law on assisted dying, here’s what you need to know

Alison Pickard had been a nurse for more than 40 years, often caring for patients at the end of life, when she was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).

Nursing Management. 29, 1, 6-8. doi: 10.7748/nm.29.1.6.s2

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