DOCUMENT ON ORGAN TRANSPLANTS FROM ANIMALS TO HUMAN BEINGS

VATICAN CITY, SEP 20, 2001 (VIS) - On Wednesday, September 26, at 11:30 a.m. in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference will be held for the presentation of the new document of the Pontifical Academy for Life entitled "The perspective of xenotransplantation (organ transplants from animals to humans). Scientific aspects and ethical considerations."

Participating in the conference will be Bishop Elio Sgreccia, vice-president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, and three people who worked on the preparation of the document.

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