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"Veterinary Ethic".(Letter to the editor)
In regard to John Burns' essay "The Veterinary Ethic" (August 21 issue), which was about the doctors in New Orleans who stand accused of euthanizing several of their patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, allow me to offer the following observations.
I, too, steadfastly oppose euthanasia. This "veterinary ethic" has no place in the practice of medicine. Burns, however, in his zealous opposition writes critically without facts.
He offends the moral principle found in American jurisprudence of ...
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