Ethical Controversy in Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Discussions on Public Policies

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10.2991/iaw-sc.2013.216How to use a DOI?

Keywords

ethics; human stem cell research; embryo; donor; public policies

Abstract

With the rapid development of embryonic stem cell research, ethical issues arising from the research have increasingly become the focus of controversy. The main issues include controversy over moral status of embryos and protection of rights for embryo donors. This paper discusses the two major controversial issues arising in biomedical studies of stem cells, explores the directions and approaches to solve some of these issues and introduces the views on the corresponding policy formation.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chun Li
AU  - Hong-gang Hu
AU  - Ling-ling Hou
PY  - 2013/10
DA  - 2013/10
TI  - Ethical Controversy in Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Discussions on Public Policies
BT  - Proceedings of the 2013 International Academic Workshop on Social Science
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 950
EP  - 954
SN  - 1951-6851
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