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Potts, M. (2000). Pro-Life Support of the Whole Brain Death Criterion: A Problem of Consistency. In: Beyond Brain Death. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46882-4_4
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