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Compassion is not Enough (IN: The Case Against Assisted Suicide: for the Right to End-of-life Care, ed. by K Foley & H Hendin)
Pellegrino E D
This chapter examines the nature of compassion, the way it is used in moral arguments, its validity as the basis for an ethic of care, & its proper – & improper – place in the care of suffering human beings.