Freedom to Die: Moral and Legal Aspects of Euthanasia |
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Foreword by Helen B Taussig M D 79 | 9 |
Changing Attitudes and the Need for | 35 |
HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THOUGHT | 51 |
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