Invited commentary on 'Robert G Edwards and the Roman Catholic Church'.

Abstract:

:The paper 'Robert G. Edwards and the Roman Catholic Church' by Benagiano and colleagues in this issue of Reproductive BioMedicine Online is a very important and timely article published by well-informed authors on the occasion of the long-awaited award of the Nobel Prize to a well-deserved scientist, Bob Edwards. I found it very interesting and challenging that the authors went through all the arguments and criticism made by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and other agents against the newly developed techniques of assisted reproductive technology.

journal_name

Reprod Biomed Online

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Serour G

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10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.03.006

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Has Abstract

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2011-06-01 00:00:00

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663-4

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7

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1472-6483

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1472-6491

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S1472-6483(11)00159-3

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22

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