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Should We Aspire to Be Rational About Letting Babies Die?

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By John D. LantosJanuary 1, 20221 min readin The American Journal of Bioethics

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Originally published at The American Journal of Bioethics · January 1, 2022.

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John D. Lantos is a pediatrician and bioethicist writing on AI in medicine, neonatal intensive care, and end-of-life decisions. His essays appear in JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, the Hastings Center Report, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Aeon. Read more about John.

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