Bioethics in the Language of the Law

Hastings Center Report 24 (4):16-22 (1994)
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Law provides a rich language for thinking about bioethical issues and is a tool for action as well as talk. But the language of the law, often inapt, regularly fails to achieve its desired effect.

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