Regulating the Reproductive Revolution: Ectogenesis-A Regulatory Minefield?

Law and Bioethics: Current Legal Issues

Volumn 11, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Alghrani, Amel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Ectogenesis; Legislation; Regulation; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449134705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199545520.003.0017     Document Type: Chapter

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