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Legal assisted suicide in South Africa
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This letter discusses the dangers of legalizing medical assisted suicide and euthanasia in South Africa, a developing country, which does not have well developed medical and justice systems and is still in the early stages of its development of democracy. It points out that the value of personal security enshrined in the country's constitution must take precedence over the value of preseving autonomy and dignity in law making.
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Jonathan Victor Larsen, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Date published: 2015-09-21
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