"Eugenics talk" and the language of bioethics

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 467-471

  Wilkinson, Stephen ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL GENETICS; NEWBORN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THINKING;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; EMOTIONS; EUGENICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; THINKING;

EID: 55249085448     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.021592     Document Type: Review

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