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  1. Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, The College of Saint Rose, 432 Western Ave., Albany, NY, 12203-1490, USA

    Michael C. Brannigan Ph.D., M.A. (Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values)

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Brannigan, M.C. Heeding Community Voices in Medical Futility Guidelines. HEC Forum 20, 105–125 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-008-9070-9

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