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Human Cognitive Vulnerability and the Moral Status of the Human Embryo and Foetus

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The Contingent Nature of Life

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Beyleveld, D. (2008). Human Cognitive Vulnerability and the Moral Status of the Human Embryo and Foetus. In: Düwell, M., Rehmann-Sutter, C., Mieth, D. (eds) The Contingent Nature of Life. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6764-8_7

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