Embryo research and public policy: A philosopher's appraisal

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 423-439

  Tauer, Carol A ^a  

^a ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Federal regulations; Moral status; Public policy; Research

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ETHICS ADVISORY BOARD; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO RESEARCH PANEL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MORALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; OOCYTE DONATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONHOOD; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPERMATOZOON; UNITED STATES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ETHICS ADVISORY BOARD; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN EMBRYO RESEARCH PANEL; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LIFE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MORALS; NONTHERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; OOCYTE DONATION; PERSONHOOD; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH EMBRYO CREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; SPERMATOZOA; TWINNING, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0031242671     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/22.5.423     Document Type: Article

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