Arguing along the slippery slope of human embryo research

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-81

  Freeman, Jeanne Salmon ^a  

^a Newington Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Human; Slippery slope

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO RESEARCH PANEL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN EMBRYO RESEARCH PANEL;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH EMBRYO CREATION; RESEARCH SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 0030078602     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/21.1.61     Document Type: Article

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