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Comment on a proposed draft protocol for the European Convention on Biomedicine relating to research on the human embryo and foetus

Lebech, Mette (1998) Comment on a proposed draft protocol for the European Convention on Biomedicine relating to research on the human embryo and foetus. Journal of Medical Ethics, 24 . pp. 345-347. ISSN 0306-6800

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Abstract

Judge Christian Byk renders service to the Steering Committee on Bioethics of the Council ofEurope (CDBI) by proposing a draft of the protocol destined to fill in a gap in international law on the status of the human embryo. This proposal, printed in a previous issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics' deserves nevertheless to be questioned on important points. Is Christian Byk proposing to legalise research on human embryos not only in vitro but also in utero?

Keywords:European Convention on Biomedicine; embryo research; status of the human embryo; artificial procreation;
Subjects:Arts, Celtic Studies & Philosophy > Philosophy
ID Code:3518
Deposited By:Mette Lebech
Deposited On:05 Mar 2012 16:29
Journal or Publication Title:Journal of Medical Ethics
Publisher:BMJ Publishing Group
Refereed:Yes

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