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By George J. Annas. 303 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1998. $24.95. ISBN 0-19-511832-4.

Readers of these pages have seen sections of Some Choice before, since earlier versions of many of the book's chapters have appeared as Legal Issues in Medicine articles in the Journal. Nonetheless, George Annas has made an important contribution by reworking this material and placing it in a single, persuasive, and in many respects, countercultural framework.

The title of the book is to be read with irony, even with a touch of sarcasm. American health care and the debates surrounding it are awash in claims of the right to choose. In many ways, these claims are not only a hallmark . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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