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Presumed Consent: State Organ Confiscation or Mandated Charity?

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    Paul M. Hughes Ph.D. (Professor of Philosophy)

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Hughes, P.M. Presumed Consent: State Organ Confiscation or Mandated Charity?. HEC Forum 21, 1–26 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-009-9091-z

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