Doctors practicing in regions where assisted suicide is legal should make sure which of the following conditions is met before engaging in it?
A) The patient lives in an area with limited or no access to palliative care.
B) The patient's financial pressures are too great to continue a course of treatment.
C) Both the patient and a health-care proxy must give written consent for the practice.
D) The patient has full decision-making capacity and requests assisted suicide voluntarily.
D
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