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Jehovah's Witnesses and autonomy: honouring the refusal of blood transfusions
- Correspondence to Dr Gregory L Bock, Department of Philosophy, Walters State Community College, 500 S Davy Crockett Pkwy, Morristown, TN 37813, USA; greg.bock{at}ws.edu
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Jehovah's Witnesses and autonomy: honouring the refusal of blood transfusions
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- Received May 18, 2012
- Accepted June 13, 2012
- First published July 12, 2012.
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October 29, 2012
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