RT Article T1 Patently Controversial: Markets, Morals, and the President's Proposal for Embryonic Stem Cell Research JF Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal VO 12 IS 3 SP 265 OP 278 A1 Fins, Joseph A1 Schachter, Madeleine A2 Schachter, Madeleine LA English YR 2002 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1826985166 AB , 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. DO 10.1353/ken.2002.0016