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The Spring Case and the Importance of Interdisciplinary Dialogue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

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Type
Editorial
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 1981

References

Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz, 370 N.E.2d 417 (Mass. 1977).Google Scholar
In re Spring, 405 N.E.2d 115 (Mass. 1980).Google Scholar
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