Between reproductive and regenerative medicine: Practising embryo donation and civil responsibility in Denmark

Body and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 21-45

  Svendsen, Mette N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Embryo donation; Ethics; Relatedness; Stem cell research

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649121896     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X07087098     Document Type: Article

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