The ethics of using embryos in research

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 92-97

  Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embryo; Ethics; Research; Separation principle; Subsidiarity principle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33847193549     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60737-7     Document Type: Article

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