Use of Stem Cells in California Creates Ethical Dilemma over.... Sandy Kleffman.
by Kleffman, Sandy; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 10Human Relations. Publisher: Contra Costa Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Bioethics | California -- Legislature | Drugs -- Side effects | Human experimentation in medicine | Medical ethics | Somatic cell nuclear transfer | Stem cells | Stem cells -- Law and legislationDDC classification: 050 Summary: "California's plunge into the brave new world of stem cell research is raising prickly ethical questions and could create a demand for hundreds of women's eggs. Scientists plan to use the eggs from as many as 1,000 women for therapeutic cloning--a technique many believe holds huge promise for medical breakthroughs in Parkinson's disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses." (CONTRA COSTA TIMES) This article examines the ethical controversy over a plan to use eggs from female donors for stem cell research, noting "some women's groups fear egg donors will face health risks."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Use of Stem Cells in California Creates Ethical Dilemma over..., March 30, 2005; pp. n.p..
"California's plunge into the brave new world of stem cell research is raising prickly ethical questions and could create a demand for hundreds of women's eggs. Scientists plan to use the eggs from as many as 1,000 women for therapeutic cloning--a technique many believe holds huge promise for medical breakthroughs in Parkinson's disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses." (CONTRA COSTA TIMES) This article examines the ethical controversy over a plan to use eggs from female donors for stem cell research, noting "some women's groups fear egg donors will face health risks."
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