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AMA Code Says
Aug 2004

Considering Organ Donation by Anencephalic Neonates

Faith Lagay, PhD
The history of the AMA's policy on anencephalic newborns as organ donors is a living example of what medical science can do sometimes conflicts with society's support or nonsupport of those possibilities.
Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):364-367. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.code1-0408.
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