TY - JOUR T1 - Are withholding and withdrawing therapy always morally equivalent? A reply to Sulmasy and Sugarman. JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 223 LP - 224 DO - 10.1136/jme.20.4.223 VL - 20 IS - 4 AU - John Harris Y1 - 1994/12/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/20/4/223.abstract N2 - This paper argues that Sulmasy and Sugarman have not succeeded in showing a moral difference between withholding and withdrawing treatment. In particular, they have misunderstood historical entitlement theory, which does not automatically prefer a first occupant by just acquisition. ER -