title: Ethical issues in human reproduction: Catholic perspectives.
abstract: The catholic perspective in human reproduction is based on the concept that the human being is to be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception. In this paper the ethical implications derived from such a principle are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lanzone
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics; D033421:Beginning of Human Life; D002410:Catholicism; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D060728:Reproductive Health / Q000941:ethics; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000941:ethics; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D012099:Reproductive Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000941:ethics