Accommodating religious and moral objections to neurological death.

نویسندگان

  • Robert S Olick
  • Eli A Braun
  • Joel Potash
چکیده

Robert S. Olick, JD, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, [email protected]. Eli A. Braun, BA, served as a Research Associate at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University when this article was written. Joel Potash, MD, is Professor Emeritus at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University. ©2009 by The Journal of Clinical Ethics. All rights reserved.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of clinical ethics

دوره 20 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009