Stem cell research and same-sex reproduction

Stem Cells: New Frontiers in Science and Ethics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 207-228

  Douglas, Thomas ^a   Harding, Catherine ^a   Bourne, Hannah ^a   Savulescu, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84908646292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814374255_0009     Document Type: Chapter

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