Ethics and politics of embryo and stem cell research: Reinscribing the abortion debate

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 146-151

  Harris, Lisa H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; ETHICS; FETUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; POLICY; POLITICS; STEM CELL;

ABORTION, LEGAL; EMBRYO; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MORALS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); POLITICS; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUPPORT; STEM CELLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034612082     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-3867(00)00035-9     Document Type: Article

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