Dignity and death: a reply.
نویسنده
چکیده
Some form of utilitarian approach can be discerned as underlying much current medical ethical decision-making. Criticisms of the practical effects of such an approach are not parried by asserting the fundamental strengths of utilitarianism as theory.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of medical ethics
دوره 11 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985