Principles of Ethical Decision Making Regarding Embrionic Stem Cell Research in Germany

The availability of embryonic stem (ES) cells isolated from human blastocysts may open novel avenues for medical treatment of otherwise incurable diseases. Yet the generation of human ES cells requires the destruction of early human embryos. This confronts us with the moral problem of whether it is...

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Authors: Heinemann, Thomas (Author) ; Honnefelder, Ludger 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2002
In: Bioethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 16, Issue: 6, Pages: 530-543
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