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Commentary: Double Effect—Intention is the Solution, Not the Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Daniel P. Sulmasy
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , Spring 2000 , pp. 26 - 29
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2000

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