Adapting the 14-day rule for embryo research to encompass evolving technologies

We consider the scientific evidence that research on in-vitro development of embryos beyond 14 days is necessary. We then examine potential new developments in the use of stem cells to make embryoids or synthetic human entities with embryo-like features, and consider whether they also require legal...

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Autores principales: Williams, Kate, Johnson, Martin H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Ethics, Law and Religion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7052500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32154395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbms.2019.12.002
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description We consider the scientific evidence that research on in-vitro development of embryos beyond 14 days is necessary. We then examine potential new developments in the use of stem cells to make embryoids or synthetic human entities with embryo-like features, and consider whether they also require legal control. Next, we consider the arguments advanced against extending the 14-day period during which research on human embryos is currently permitted, and find none of them to be convincing. We end by proposing a new objective limit that could serve as a mechanism for regulating the use of embryos for research in vitro.
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spelling pubmed-70525002020-03-09 Adapting the 14-day rule for embryo research to encompass evolving technologies Williams, Kate Johnson, Martin H. Reprod Biomed Soc Online Ethics, Law and Religion We consider the scientific evidence that research on in-vitro development of embryos beyond 14 days is necessary. We then examine potential new developments in the use of stem cells to make embryoids or synthetic human entities with embryo-like features, and consider whether they also require legal control. Next, we consider the arguments advanced against extending the 14-day period during which research on human embryos is currently permitted, and find none of them to be convincing. We end by proposing a new objective limit that could serve as a mechanism for regulating the use of embryos for research in vitro. Elsevier 2020-01-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7052500/ /pubmed/32154395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbms.2019.12.002 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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