Experimenting with Embryos: Can Philosophy Help?

Beyond the well-known ethical issues involved in medical experimentation on human subjects, experimenting with embryos raises unique and particularly hard problems. Beside the psychological obstacles connected with the fear of ‘‘playing God' and the awe with which we hold the process of the cre...

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Main Author: Heyd, David (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1996
In: Bioethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 292-309
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