Toward a "post-posthuman dignity area" in evaluating emerging enhancement technologies

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 55-57

  Bredenoord, Annelien L ^a   van der Graaf, Rieke ^a   van Delden, Johannes J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORALITY; NOTE; PARENT; PERSONHOOD;

BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONHOOD;

EID: 77954149094     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161003686514     Document Type: Article

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