Stem cell dilemma
Tags: STEM cells; MEDICINE -- Research; BIOETHICS; CLONING; SCIENCE -- Moral & ethical aspects
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- Stem cell research on other worlds, or why embryos do not have a right to life. Blackford, R. // Journal of Medical Ethics;Mar2006, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p177
Anxieties about the creation and destruction of human embryos for the purpose of scientific research on embryonic stem cells have given a new urgency to the question of whether embryos have moral rights. This article uses a thought experiment involving two possible worlds, somewhat removed from...
- The Art of Bioethics. Chambers, Tod // Hastings Center Report;Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p3
Comments on the essay of Paul Lauritzen entitled "Stem Cells, Biotechnology, and Human Rights: Implications for a Posthuman Future." Concerns posed by stem cell research; Examples of performances done by body artists; Advantages of alternative perspectives on bioethics over traditional bioethics.
- Stem Cells, Biotechnology, and Human Rights. Lauritzen, Paul // Hastings Center Report;Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p25
Argues that if stem cell interventions materialize along the lines described by their more avid proponents, it might upend our current ethical commitments, or at least undercut our commitment to them, in part because they might incline us to regard nature, including human nature, as having the...
- Ignore the ethics of stem cell research and they'll pass you by. Dobson, Patrick // National Catholic Reporter;6/18/2004, Vol. 40 Issue 32, p16
Comments on the bioethics of stem cell research in the United States. Prospect of banning somatic cell nuclear transfer; Therapeutic cloning; Protection of an individual human being.
- Korean cloning feat stirs religious concern. // Christian Century;3/9/2004, Vol. 121 Issue 5, p16
Reports on the criticism from religious and ethical groups drawn by South Korean scientists after cloning the first human embryo in order to extract stem cells for medical research. Importance of stem cell research; Arguments by religious groups against using human embryo in stem cell research.
- US panel split on research cloning. Powell, Kendall // Nature;7/18/2002, Vol. 418 Issue 6895, p264
Reports on the split decision issued by the bioethics council of U.S. President George W. Bush on whether to ban cloning for research purposes. Overview of a report on human cloning issued in July 2002; Information on the legislative body responsible for laws regarding ban of cloning;...
- Toward a Better Bioethics. Robert, Jason // Science & Engineering Ethics;Sep2009, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p283
It has been argued that bioethicists too often tend to represent the interests of scientists and not of the broader polity. Indeed, bioethicists seem predisposed to discard the voices and viewpoints of all but the cognoscenti. Focusing particularly on human pluripotent stem cell research, this...
- A Proposal for Modernizing the Regulation of Human Biotechnologies. Furger, Franco; Fukuyama, Francis // Hastings Center Report;Jul/Aug2007, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p16
The article discusses a proposal for modernizing the regulation of human biotechnologies in the U.S. According to the authors, some lines of basic medical research could change the biological foundations of human reproduction. A new regulatory architecture is required which must be flexible and...
- Plans for research watchdog praised, but it may lack teeth. Giles, Jim // Nature;3/17/2005, Vol. 434 Issue 7031, p263
Reports on the planned creation of the UK Panel for Health and Biomedical Research Integrity, a watchdog for biomedical science in Great Britain. Concern of critics regarding the proposed research watchdog; Need for an independent body to oversee the investigations of misconduct in biomedical...
