A critique of the 'Fetus as patient'

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 42-44

  Lyerly, Anne Drapkin ^a,d   Little, Margaret Olivia ^b   Faden, Ruth R ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 50949102342     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802331678     Document Type: Article

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