In the world of Dolly, when does a human embryo acquire respect?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Cameron, C ^a   Williamson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CLONING; HUMAN GENOME; MAMMAL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PERSONHOOD; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; SOMATIC CELL;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

ANIMALS; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; BIOETHICS; CLONING, ORGANISM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; RELIGION; SHEEP; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 17444426735     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.006395     Document Type: Article

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