Letter to the editor: The Gospel of Life : a scientist's correction

Notes: "Sir: For a Catholic scientist, the joy of reading Pope John Paul II's magnificent encyclical 'Evangelium Vitae', is somewhat tempered by a basic misunderstanding in the text about the role of the human genome in defining individual human life. The misunderstanding does not invalidate the message of the encyclical, but may have unfortunate consequences in other respects." See also "A challenge from Dr Habgood: when does life begin ?", p. 552.

Subjects: Abortion - Religious aspects - Catholic Church; Catholic Church. Pope, 1978-2005 (Joannes Paulus II) Evangelium vitae (25 March 1995); Religion and science - Catholic Church; Human genetics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church