Abortion, infanticide and allowing babies to die, 40 years on

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 257-259

  Savulescu, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOPTION; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; FETAL WELL BEING; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFANTICIDE; MORALITY; PERSONHOOD; SELECTIVE NON- TREATMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ABORTION; EUTHANASIA; INFANTICIDE; SELECTIVE NON- TREATMENT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOPTION; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; FETAL VIABILITY; HUMANS; INFANTICIDE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PERSONHOOD; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 84877322418     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101404     Document Type: Editorial

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