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Engelhardt, H.T. (2007). Why Western Culture, Unlike Confucian Culture, Is so Concerned About Embryonic Stem Cell Research. In: The Family, Medical Decision-Making, and Biotechnology. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5220-0_14
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