Better than men? Sex and the therapy/enhancement distinction

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-144

  Sparrow, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX PRESELECTION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 77954159690     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: 10863249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.0.0308     Document Type: Article

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