title: New Danish law: human life begins at conception.
abstract: A new law has been passed by the Danish Parliament, establishing an ethical council. The law has caused considerable debate in Denmark, particularly because it states that 'the work of the council shall build on the basis that human life takes its beginning at the time of conception'.
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D033421:Beginning of Human Life; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001755:Blastocyst; D003718:Denmark; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D033161:Government Regulation; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D019369:Life; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012106:Research