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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2017

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David Albert Jones ,
Chris Gastmans  and
Calum MacKellar
David Albert Jones
Affiliation:
Anscombe Bioethics Centre
Chris Gastmans
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Catholic University of Leuven
Calum MacKellar
Affiliation:
Scottish Council on Human Bioethics
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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Lessons from Belgium
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