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Letting die severely handicapped children.
SIR I am a member of Prospect. We came into being to support Dr Leonard Arthur. We are all parents who have, or have had severely handicapped children and think our children ought to have been allowed to sleep on in peace instead of being kept alive by all the medical techniques. We have sent a Limitation ofTreatment Bill to all MPs. Most support it but no one yet has offered to undertake it as...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Focus on Exceptional Children
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0015-511X
DOI: 10.17161/fec.v9i7.7133