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Transhumanism, medical technology and slippery slopes
- Correspondence to: Dr Mike McNamee Centre for Philosophy, Humanities and Law in Healthcare, School of Health Science, University of Wales, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; m.j.mcnamee{at}swansea.ac.uk
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Transhumanism, medical technology and slippery slopes
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- Received July 28, 2005
- Accepted November 10, 2005
- First published August 30, 2006.
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April 27, 2016
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Copyright 2006 by the Journal of Medical Ethics
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