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The ethics of and the appropriate legislation concerning killing people and letting them die: a response to Merkel
- Correspondence to Professor Hugh V McLachlan, Professor Emeritus of Applied Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, Scotland G4 0BA, UK; h.mclachlan{at}gcu.ac.uk
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The ethics of and the appropriate legislation concerning killing people and letting them die: a response to Merkel
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- Received October 27, 2016
- Accepted March 3, 2017
- First published March 22, 2017.
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July 28, 2017
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