This article questions the conclusions drawn by the author of "The Mirena® Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System and Its Application to the Treatment of Menorrhagia: A Moral Opinion" (Linacre Quarterly 75 [2008]: 60–70), i.e., that it is justified to use this intrauterine device to treat heavy periods of unknown etiology by the principle of double effect.
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DOI 10.1179/002436308803889530 10.1179/002436308803889530
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Raviele, K. M. (2008). No justification for using IUD to treat menorrhagia. *The Linacre Quarterly*, *75*(3), 177-178. https://doi.org/10.1179/002436308803889530
Raviele KM. No justification for using IUD to treat menorrhagia. Linacre Q. 2008;75(3):177-178. doi:10.1179/002436308803889530
Raviele, K. M. "No justification for using IUD to treat menorrhagia." *The Linacre Quarterly*, vol. 75, no. 3, 2008, pp. 177-178.
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