INTRODUCTION
Discourse of Holy Father JOHN PAUL II
Homilies:
H.E. Card. ALFONSO LOPEZ TRUJILLO, during Mass, February 14th 1997
H.E. Mons. TARCISIO BERTONE, during Mass, February 15th 1997
H.E. JAVIER LOZANO BARRAGÁN, during Mass, February 15th 1997
Prof. JUAN DE DIOS VIAL CORREA, Presentation of Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life
THE FIRST PART
CONTRIBUTION OF THE TASK-FORCE
H. E. Mons. ELIO SGRECCIA, Introduction to the Work of the Task-Force
Prof. SALVINO LEONE, The ancient roots of a recent debate
Prof. IGNACIO CARRASCO DE PAULA, The respects due to the human embryo: a historical and doctrinal perspective
Dr. LAURA PALAZZANI, The meanings of the philosophical concept of person and their implications in the current debate on the status of the human embryo
Mons. LIVIO MELINA, Epistemological questions with regard to the status of the human embryo
Prof. ANGELO SERRA, Prof. ROBERTO COLOMBO, Identity and status of the human embryo: the contribution of biology
Prof. RAMON LUCAS LUCAS, The anthropological status of the human embryo
Prof. JEAN LAFFITTE, The status of the embryo in light of the theological anthropology
Prof. ADRIANO PESSINA, Guidelines for a philosophical foundation of moral knowledge
Prof. MAURO COZZOLI, The human embryo: ethical and normative aspects
Prof. LUCIANO EUSEBI, Protection of the human embryo: juridical profiles
THE SECOND PART
CONTRIBUTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
OF ACADEMICIANS
Prof. JUAN DE DIOS VIAL CORREA, Dr. MONICA DABIKÉ, The embryo as an organism
Prof. ALBERTO CATURELLI, Identity and status of the human embryo from the perspective of metaphysic
Dr. HELEN WATT, The origin of persons
On. CARLO CASINI, The human embryo: a subject
Prof. NICHOLAS TONTI-FILIPPINI, The concept of human dignity in the international human rights instruments
Prof. WOLFGANG WALDSTEIN, The legal position of the unborn child in roman law
Prof. HUGO O.M. OBIGLIO, Considerations on the identity and statute of human embryo
Dr. EVELYN BILLINGS, The term reproductive health
Prof. HUMBERTO L. VIEIRA, The veto of sterilization in Brazil
Dr. ETIENNE KABORÉ, Identity and status of the human embryo in African traditional societies
Concluding Document
INDEX
Index of Authors
Name index
Subject index