HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH: WHY THE DISCARDED-CREATED-DISTINCTION CANNOT BE BASED ON THE POTENTIALITY ARGUMENT

Discussions about the use and derivation of pluripotent human embryonic stem cells are a stumbling block in developing public policy on stem cell research. On the one hand there is a broad consensus on the benefits of these cells for science and biomedicine; on the other hand there is the controvers...

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Main Author: Devolder, Katrien (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2005
In: Bioethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 167-186
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