The situation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany: Legal and ethical problems

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 567-570

  Ludwig, Michael ^a   Pergament, D ^b   Schwinger, E ^a   Diedrich, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo protection law; Germany; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033925135     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0223(200007)20:7<567::AID-PD877>3.3.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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