Embryonic stem cell research finally regulated

Promoting life?: Embryonic stem cell research legislation.

In support of embryonic stem cell research.

The ethics of embryonic stem cell research.

In this article I rebut conservative objections to five phases of embryonic stem cell research. I argue that researchers using existing embryonic stem cell lines are not complicit in the past destruction of embryos because beneficiaries of immoral acts are not necessary morally tainted. Second, such researchers do not encourage the destruction of additional embryos because fertility clinics pre...

Embryonic stem cell research: perilous pursuit?

BY RON HAMEL, PhD Dr. Hamel is senior director, ethics, Catholic Health Association, St. Louis Pressures continue to mount to expand embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). On July 18, 2006, the U.S. Senate passed a bill (subsequently vetoed by the president) that would have allowed federal funding of ESCR employing stem cells derived from "left over" frozen embryos from in vitro fertilization. Th...

International perspective on embryonic stem cell research.

OBJECTIVE To comparatively analyze governmental regulations on embryonic stem cell research among countries. METHODS The study was performed between March and May 2008, using a direct electronic search through official databases of legislative documents from 25 selected countries, confirmed by email consultation with researchers and authorities from these countries, when necessary. RESULTS ...