What the Law and Bioethics Tell Us About Synthetic Human Embryos
A synthetic embryo can now be constructed without an egg or sperm. This throws a moral monkey-wrench into current restrictions on embryonic research.
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The onus should not be on patients, many of whom are less privileged than me, to convince health care providers to take their pain seriously.
