In Ill Doctor, a Surprise Reflection of Who Picks Assisted Suicide

August 12, 2012, 12:15 pm by New York Times - Health

Dr. Richard Wesley is emblematic of the unexpected demographics of patients who have taken advantage of state laws allowing terminally ill patients to get a prescription for drugs that will hasten death.

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