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The ethics of killing and letting die: active and passive euthanasia
- Professor H V McLachlan, School of Law and Social Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK; H.McLachlan{at}gcal.ac.uk
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The ethics of killing and letting die: active and passive euthanasia
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- Received October 8, 2007
- Accepted January 25, 2008
- First published July 30, 2008.
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January 17, 2017
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2008 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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