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Dominic Wilson at Oxford chastises the United States for enacting laws that “should not be.”  He finds it “astounding that a state″ — he focuses on New York — “feels that it is necessary to legislate to make doctors do what they should be doing anyway.”  After all, Wilkinson notes, “the United States has enshrined autonomy as the keystone of medical ethics.” 

• N.Y. A.B. 7617 (2009) (Gottfried), enacted as Ch. 331, codified at N.Y. Pub. Health Law 2997-C.
• Cal. A.B. 2747 (2009) (Berg), codified at&nbspCal. Health & Safety Code § 442.5.
• Vt. H.B. 435 (2009) (Patient Bill of Rights for Palliative Care and Pain Management), enacted as Vt. Laws No. 25,&nbspcodified at Vt. Stat. tit. 18 § 1871

• Ariz. S.B. 1311, 49^th Leg. (2009).
• Md.&nbspH.B. 30 (2009) (Bobo &amp Manno)

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