title: Does the "sanctity of human life" doctrine sanctify humanness, or life?
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000025:Abortion, Eugenic; D000368:Aged; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005053:Eugenics; D005065:Euthanasia; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D005260:Female; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D028723:Personhood; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment