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Patently controversial: markets, morals, and the President's proposal for embryonic stem cell research
Joseph J Fins1, Madeleine Schachter
1Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
|December 11, 2002
Abstract:
This essay considers the implications of President George W. Bush's proposal for human embryonic stem cell research. Through the perspective of patent law, privacy, and informed consent, we elucidate the ongoing controversy about the moral standing of human embryonic stem cells and their derivatives and consider how the inconsistencies in the president's proposal will affect clinical practice and research.