Rationality and religion in the public debate on embryo stem cell research and prenatal diagnostics

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-224

  Myskja, Bjørn K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Deliberative democracy; Experts; Health policy; Religion; Stem cell debate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION;

BIOETHICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 64649086800     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-008-9172-9     Document Type: Article

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