On June 11, 2009, the Empire State Stem Cell Board (" Board"), which administers the $600
million in New York State funds allotted to stem cell research, voted to allocate a portion of …

In 2005, the National Research Council (" NRC") commissioned a panel of experts to
provide guidelines to the scientific community for conducting human embryonic stem cell …

Although gamete donation is often criticized because of the legal and ethical implications
associated with the uses of donated gametes, donors provide recipients with a valuable …

Ever since human stem cells were first isolated in 1998, the possible applications of stem
cell research and the moral issues surrounding such research have created much …

On September 26, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law
Senate Bill 1260 (" SB 1260"), authored by Democratic State Senator Deborah Ortiz and …

The world has seen the rapid rise of numerous medical technologies that were outside the
realm of possibility just a few decades ago.'These developing technologies, although …

Stem cells present an intriguing dilemma. They tantalize with their boundless medical
potential, but challenge with equally limitless questions about their ethical consequences. If …

In 2009, New York became the first US state to implement a policy permitting researchers to
use public funds to reimburse women who donate oocytes directly and solely to stem cell …

Given the continued need for human eggs for hESCs, this article analyzes and refutes the
legal theories against compensating research egg donors, contrasts the legal histories of …

Since 2001, stem cell science in the United States has been explicitly constrained by federal
prohibitions. Under an executive order announced by President George W. Bush on August …