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Giving from our Bodily Belongings: Is Donation an Appropriate Paradigm for the Giving of Bodies and Body Parts?

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O’Neill, F.K. Giving from our Bodily Belongings: Is Donation an Appropriate Paradigm for the Giving of Bodies and Body Parts?. HEC Forum 21, 151–174 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-009-9094-9

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