Clinical research and biomedicine - Stem cell research and the law

3 important questions on Clinical research and biomedicine - Stem cell research and the law

What are the 3 perspectives of stem cell research?

  1. Understanding the complex process of human development in an early stage
  2. Stem cell therapy may have the potential to radically change the treatment of human diseases bv leukemia, cancer, parkinson,..
  3. Development and testing of pharmaceutical by using human cell lines

What are the 5 ethical and legal issues surrounding stem cell research?

  1. Moral and legal status of the embryo
  2. The getting of the embryonic stem cells includes destruction of human embryos and/or cloning
  3. Commodification of the human body
  4. Privacy and property rights of the donors
  5. Informed consent

What is the approach in the US with regard to stem cell research?

2001: new policy on stem cell research
  • federal funds available


2007: president G.W. Bush vetoes an act

2009: executive order president Obama revoking executive order Bush

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