The validity of contracts to dispose of frozen embryos

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 295-298

  Pennings, G ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTRACT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENT;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; CONTRACTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0036790618     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.28.5.295     Document Type: Article

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