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Reconsidering prenatal screening: an empirical–ethical approach to understand moral dilemmas as a question of personal preferences
- Dr E García, Department of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, University Medical Center St Radboud, Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9191, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands; e.garciagonzalez{at}iq.umcn.nl
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Reconsidering prenatal screening: an empirical–ethical approach to understand moral dilemmas as a question of personal preferences
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- Received July 31, 2008
- Revised February 26, 2009
- Accepted April 15, 2009
- First published June 30, 2009.
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June 30, 2009
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2009 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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