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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
19Medical practitioner must accept or refuse to accept first request
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19 Medical practitioner must accept or refuse to accept first request
A medical practitioner to whom a first request is made by a person must, within 48 hours –
(a) accept the request; or
(b) refuse to accept the request.