TY - JOUR
AU - Dresser, Rebecca
AB - n 1998, researchers established the first human Stem Cell embryonic stem cell line. Their scientific triumph Itriggered an ethics and policy argument that per- sists today. Bioethicists, religious leaders, government Research as officials, patient advocates, and scientists continue to debate whether this research poses a promise, a threat, or a mixed ethical picture for society. Innovation: Scientists are understandably excited about the knowledge that could come from studying human Expanding the embryonic stem cells. Most of them believe these cells offer a precious opportunity to learn more about why diseases develop and how they might be prevented Ethical and Policy or attacked. In their quest to gain support for stem cell research, scientists and others have claimed that the research could generate cures and treatment for Conversation everything from heart disease to cancer. Although most people are now familiar with claims about the diverse medical benefits stem cell research Rebecca Dresser might deliver, they are less familiar with the diverse ethical issues relevant to the research. Most of the ethics debate focuses on the morality of destroying human embryos for the benefit of others. This is an important issue, but stem cell research raises other important ethical issues — 
TI - Stem Cell Research as Innovation: Expanding the Ethical and Policy Conversation
JF - The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-720x.2010.00492.x
DA - 2010-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/cambridge-university-press/stem-cell-research-as-innovation-expanding-the-ethical-and-policy-EhyMylxABR
SP - 332
EP - 341
VL - 38
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -