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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 –
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> > > (a) accept the request; or
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> > > (b) refuse to accept the request.