Legislation in the Netherlands,the Only Developed Country That Allows Assisted

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Legislation in the Netherlands,the only developed country that allows assisted suicide,requires that doctors must first satisfy several conditions: the patient must express a desire to terminate his or her life,the patient's suffering is severe and unlikely to improve,other forms of care have been attempted,and a second doctor must be consulted to insure that these conditions have been met.In an anonymous survey,what condition did doctors indicate that they frequently ignored?

• A)the patient expressed a desire to terminate his or her life
• B)the patient's suffering is severe and unlikely to improve
• C)other forms of care have been attempted or refused
• D)consulting a second physician to ensure that the conditions had been met

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