title: The present standing of the human embryo in U.S. law.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Catholic Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Avila
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026683:Advisory Committees; D033421:Beginning of Human Life; D002410:Catholicism; D002961:Civil Rights; D015925:Cryopreservation; D019924:Embryo Disposition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005333:Fetus; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D028723:Personhood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011640:Public Policy; D013219:State Government; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States