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Originally Posted by DarkJedi
If an autopsy showed that a person died from a morphine overdose, then the doctors would be prosecuted.
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No they wouldnt.... It has been challenged in court many times in the US and the UK
The Drs responibility is to keep the patient comfortable. If the dose required to do that is high enough to stop the patient breathing then the Dr is still entitled to prescribe that dose. The Dr just has to be convinced that it is required to keep the patient comfortable.