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

Archbishop Trench once commented that" the road to hell is paved with good intentions."'In
other words, sometimes we want to achieve what we believe to be an honorable goal, but in …

In November 2004 the voters of California passed Proposition 71 (the California Stem Cell
Research and Cures Bond Act), which authorized the expenditure of $3 billion for stem cell …

In this volume, my colleagues have presented a comprehensive account of the pros and
cons of stem cell research and cloning; I will not repeat this discussion, nor will I focus on my …

On August 9, 2001, in an historic evening television address to the nation, President George
W. Bush announced a change in the long standing United States policy denying federal …

Should the Federal Government fund human embryonic stem cell research? In addressing
this question and answering it affirmatively, I will draw from testimony I was asked to prepare …

Congress has the opportunity to reconsider the continuing necessity of the federal ban on
human stem cell research and whether ethical concerns outweigh its benefits with NIH …

" Old age may have wisdom, but it will always envy youth for its potential," wrote Gretchen
Vogel of Science magazine as that institution bestowed its prestigious" Breakthrough of the …

Stem cell policy in the United States is an amalgam of federal and state policies. The
scientific development of human pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) triggered a …

Key ethical issues arise in association with the conduct of stem cell research by research
institutions in the United States. These ethical issues, summarized in detail, receive no …