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CurrentResponse of medical practitioner
Part 2Request for and giving of assistance
5 Response of medical practitioner
A medical practitioner who receives a request referred to in section 4, if satisfied that the conditions of section 7 have been met, but subject to section 8, may assist the patient to terminate the patient’s life in accordance with this Act or, for any reason and at any time, refuse to give that assistance.
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