OBJECTIVE: To illuminate and synthesize what is known about the underlying decision
making processes surrounding couples' preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) use or …

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes towards the donation
of surplus embryos among couples with cryopreserved embryos/zygotes, and to identify …

Multiple displacement amplification (MDA) renders an increased quantity of genomic DNA
available for comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), enabling it to be used to identify …

This brief article discusses the nature of recent scientific advances in reproductive
biomedicine and genetics, their moral implications and their effects on society. The pace of …

Life is a process that has a beginning and an end. Every health care professional, especially
the one who works more at these edges, should have a very clear position on when a …

Despite its potential for reducing human suffering, the advancement of human embryonic
stem cell research has not been given top priority by the US government, and the scientific …

In this paper I discuss the moral status of the embryo in the light of secularism and
humanism. After having clarified the terms of the title on which I was asked to speak, and …

The moral status of the human embryo is central to contemporary debates on the ethics of
cloning, embryo research, stem cell research, genetic engineering, assisted reproduction …

Being one of the primordial social values, life is the superior form of existence that is
susceptible to protection from the law. The right to life holds a dominant position concerning …

Background Gli infermieri sono i protagonisti della relazione terapeutica che si instaura tra i
professionisti e le persone. Tuttavia, la definizione di persona è data per scontata e non …