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Fetal Personhood, Legal Ambiguity and the Treatment of Brain Death in Pregnancy
American Journal of Bioethics 26 (1):39-41 (2026)
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The treatment of patients experiencing brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) has become a new flashpoint following the demise of a right to choose abortion. The case of Adriana Smith, a...Other Versions
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