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This is Assisted Dying  by Dr. Cynthia Green – reviewed by Berta Winiker

Various Books – Reviewed by Kathy Wagenknecht

Jacqueline Winspear and Maisie Dobbs – reviewed by Nancy Schoerke

 

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