The physician-assisted dying movement began taking shape about thirty years ago with laws allowing patients to refuse medical treatment, including life-prolonging therapy. Over the past decade some doctors, most notably Jack Kevorkian, have argued for a more active role in assisting patients who want to die on their own terms. The Center for Bioethics at the University of Minnesota is co-sponsoring a conference today Helms reports.
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