Contested embryonic culture in Japan-public discussion, and human embryonic stem cell research in an aging welfare society

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-70

  Sleeboom Faulkner, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Culture; Human embryonic stem cell research; Japan; Public debate; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ETHICS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEGAL ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; RELIGION; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ABORTION, LEGAL; AGING; BIOETHICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; POLITICS; RELIGION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77951211998     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740903304256     Document Type: Article

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