The Alabama Embryo Decision-The Politics and Reality of Recognizing "Extrauterine Children".

JAMA

Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Published: April 2024

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