The embryo : scientific discovery and medical ethics / editors, Shraga Blazer, Etan Z. Zimmer - Basel : Karger, 2005 - xvi, 408 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The beginning of life -- Embryonic stem cells -- Societal, ethical and religious views on genetic intervention in humans -- Genetics: from in vitro to in vivo -- Fetal surgical and pharmacological intervention -- Fetal imaging and monitoring -- Law and justice -- Extreme prematurity

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Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects
Human reproductive technology--Religious aspects
Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects
Medical genetics--Religious aspects
Embryology, Human--Moral and ethical aspects
Embryology, Human--Religious aspects
Embryo Research--ethics
Embryo Research--legislation & jurisprudence
Beginning of Human Life--ethics
Cloning, Organism--ethics
Fetal Research--ethics
Gene Therapy--ethics
Religion and medicine