The moral status of stem cells

Metaphilosophy

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 264-284

  Sagan, Agata ^a   Singer, Peter ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell; Embryo; Moral status; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049180475     PISSN: 00261068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9973.2007.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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