Deliberative democracy and stem cell research in New York state: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-78

  Sulmasy, Daniel P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DEMOCRACY; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; NEW YORK; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 65249155358     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.0.0274     Document Type: Article

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