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The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the current legal situation of individual healthcare rights when facing end of life from a terminal illness, as well as examining the legal consequences for patients, relatives, doctors and nurses. The analysis focuses on Spanish law, placing it in the context of comparative law.
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