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“Patients who are being kept alive by technology and want to end their lives already have a recognized constitutional right to stop any and all medical interventions, from respirators to antibiotics. They do not need physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia.”

Quote by Ezekiel Emanuel

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Ezekiel Emanuel

Ezekiel Emanuel is a prominent medical doctor and bioethicist, born in 1957. He has made substantial contributions to healthcare policy and medical ethics, holding various academic and administrative roles, including serving as a senior advisor to the director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Obama administration. more

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