The European embryonic stem-cell debate and the difficulties of embryological Kantianism

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 563-581

  Mauron, Alexandre ^a   Baertschi, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Embryo; European bioethics; Kantianism; Ontology; Person

Indexed keywords

CELL LINE; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYOLOGICAL KANTIANISM; ETHICS; EUROPE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIVIDUALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

BIOETHICS; EMBRYO RESEARCH; GERMANY; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY; STEM CELLS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 10944229749     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310490514234     Document Type: Review

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