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Andy Harris: “But putting a dollar value on lives, and valuing some lives more than others, raises profound moral questions.”

On the recordJune 5, 2012
But putting a dollar value on lives, and valuing some lives more than others, raises profound moral questions.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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Harris discusses the ethical implications of economic valuations of human life.

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