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Begetting, Cloning and Being Human: Two National Commission Reports Against Human Cloning from Italy and the U.S.A.

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Galletti, M. Begetting, Cloning and Being Human: Two National Commission Reports Against Human Cloning from Italy and the U.S.A.. HEC Forum 18, 156–171 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-006-9004-3

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