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The acceptance of many new medical procedures is fueled by their being promoted as ‘treatments’ promising to correct or ameliorate some ‘condition,’ rendered as both awful and ‘medical.’ In vitro fertilization is a clear instance.
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Zaner, R.M. (2001). Thinking about Medicine. In: Toombs, S.K. (eds) Handbook of Phenomenology and Medicine. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0536-4_7
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