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A False Sense of Security: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Surrogate Health Care Decision-Making Rights

Lance Wahlert and Autumn Fiester
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2013, 26 (6) 802-804; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.06.130130
Lance Wahlert
the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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