Lethal dose waiting, doctor dies after stopping dialysis
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Allison B. Willeford, MD and a former surgeon and an activist for Oregons physician-assisted suicide law died on 29 October 2003 after deciding to discontinue dialysis. He received attention for publicizing his decision to go through his states physician-assisted suicide process and obtain a lethal prescription for Nembutal, which he later decided to discontinue.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
Assisted suicide, Willeford, Allison B.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
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Pain specialists fear chilling effect after arrest
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Legal concerns about prescriptions for pain medications in the US are discussed.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing, Medicinals and botanicals, Analgesics & Antipyretics NEC, Medical professions, Dosage and administration, Analgesics, Antipyretics, Bulk drugs, OxyContin (Medication), Hurwitz, William E.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
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Subjects list: United States, Company legal issue, Cases, Physicians
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