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Human Life Symposium: A Synopsis and Critique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2021

Sheila Taub
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Conference Report
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Law, Medicine and Healthcare , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , June 1982 , pp. 129 - 134
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© 1982 American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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References

The Human Life Bill: Hearings on S. 158 before the Subcomm. on the Separation of Powers of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. 2 (1982).Google Scholar
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).Google Scholar
S. J. Res. 110, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. (1981).Google Scholar
C. E. Curran, Politics, Medicine, and Christian Ethics: A Dialogue With Paul Ramsey (Fortress Press, Philadelphia) (1973) at 131: I do not find the argument from early fetal development or the existence of brain waves convincing at this time. EEG at the end of life is a test to see if there is the potentiality of life remaining in the person. It is not necessarily true that the same material test which is used at the end of life should also be used at the beginning.Google Scholar