Neonatal euthanasia: A claim for an immoral law

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 75-84

  Eijnden, Serge Vanden ^a   Martinovici, Dana ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Autonomy; Best interests; Ethical decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992813016     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: 1758101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477750913499494     Document Type: Article

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