Fetal Tissue Fallout.

@article{Charo2015FetalTF,
  title={Fetal Tissue Fallout.},
  author={R. Alta Charo},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2015},
  volume={373 10},
  pages={
          890-1
        }
}
  • R. Charo
  • Published 2 September 2015
  • Medicine
  • The New England journal of medicine
The duty of care is a fundamental principle of medicine that should be at the heart of the debate surrounding Planned Parenthood and fetal tissue research. And that duty includes taking advantage of avenues of hope for current and future patients. 
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