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01-12-2018 | Editorial

Bioethics and the Myth of Neutrality

Authors: Angus Dawson, Christopher F. C. Jordens, Paul Macneill, Deborah Zion

Published in: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry | Issue 4/2018

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Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but above all, thou shalt not be a bystander. — Yehuda Bauer

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In 2009, the Australasian Bioethics Association and the Australian Institute of Health, Law and Ethics, merged to become the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL). Its “neutrality” policy is to be found at: http://aabhl.org/ See “About us”/“Policies.”

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Title: Bioethics and the Myth of Neutrality
Authors: Angus Dawson
Christopher F. C. Jordens
Paul Macneill
Deborah Zion
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Published in: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1176-7529
Electronic ISSN: 1872-4353
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-018-9885-2

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