Q&A What next for End of Life Choice Act? The referendum is over, now what do I do?

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Q&A What next for End of Life Choice Act? The referendum is over, now what do I do?

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Vanessa Weenink

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We asked our medicolegal columnist Gaeline Phipps what happens next for clinicians following the referendum on end of life choice

Q: Now that the referendum on the End of Life Choice Act has returned a result in favour of the act, how long before it takes effect? The act takes
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