Pascal's Wager and the persistent vegetative state
Bioethics 21 (2):84–92 (2007)
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I argue that a version of Pascal's Wager applies to the persistent vegetative state with sufficient force that it ought to part of advance directives.
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Pascal’s Wager and Deciding About the Life-Sustaining Treatment of Patients in Persistent Vegetative State.Varelius, Jukka
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