Why causing death is not necessarily morally equivalent to allowing to die--a response to Ferguson

Journal of Medical Ethics 23 (6):373-376 (1997)
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Causing death or allowing to die? Developments in the law.P. R. Ferguson - 1997 - Journal of Medical Ethics 23 (6):368-372.

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