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Killing and Starving to Death
Philosophy 54 (208):159 - 171 (1979)
Abstract
Although we do not know exactly how many people die each year of malnutrition or related health problems, the number is very high, in the millions. By giving money to support famine relief efforts, each of us could save at least some of them. By not giving, we let them dieMy notes
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