Discriminative Assumptions of Utilitarian Bioethics Regarding Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Disability and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-52

  Vehmas, Simo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 0033480602     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599926361     Document Type: Article

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