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Is conceiving a child to benefit another against the interests of the new child?
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- Published on: 31 May 2005
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Dear Editor,
Informed consent is such an intricately complex term that it is impossible to understand its multifaceted connotations. An ideal consent does not have any conflicts of interest, but with the changing moral values and the changing roles of physicians no consent remains without a conflict. Where do we draw the line finally?
This is just the beginning of an end. Jamie's birth demonstrates a co...
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