Embryonic Stem Cells and Consent: Incoherence and Inconsistency in the Uk Regulatory Model

Morgan, Ryan

doi:10.1093/medlaw/fwm014

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“…Clearly, UK represents one of the most liberal existing models in the European area, in which the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, dated on 1990—as modified by the further Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (2001)—allows the use of embryos for research purposes as well as the therapeutic cloning [29–31]. Similarly to UK, in Belgium (Research on Embryos in vitro Act 2003) and Sweden (Activities Involving Human Eggs for Research or Treatment Purposes Act 1991), the use of embryos is allowed up to 14 days after the fertilisation [32, 33].…”

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A Survey of Italian Physicians' Opinion about Stem Cells Research: What Doctors Prefer and What the Law Requires

Frati

Gulino

Pacchiarotti

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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To evaluate the Italian physicians' knowledge/information level about the therapeutic potential of stem cells, the research choice between embryonic and cordonal stem cells, and the preference between autologous and heterologous storage of cordonal stem cells, we performed a national survey. The questionnaire—distributed to 3361 physicians—involved physicians of different religious orientations and of different medical specialities. Most of the physicians involved (67%) were Catholics, and the majority were gynaecologists and paediatricians (43%) who are mainly in charge to inform future mothers about the possibility of cordonal stem cells conservation. The majority of the physicians interviewed do not have specific knowledge about stem cells (59%), most of them having only generic information (92%). The largest part of physicians prefer to use umbilical cord blood cells rather than embryonic stem cells. Nevertheless, a large percentage of physicians were in favour of embryo research, especially when embryos are supernumerary (44% versus 34%). Eighty-seven % of the physicians interviewed proved to have a general knowledge about stem cells and believe in their therapeutic potential. They prefer research on cordonal stem cells rather than on embryo stem cells. Although they are in favour of heterologous stem cells donation, they still prefer cryopreservation for personal use.

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A Survey of Italian Physicians' Opinion about Stem Cells Research: What Doctors Prefer and What the Law Requires

Frati

Gulino

Pacchiarotti

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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Stem Cell Science and Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Fine-Tuning the Ethical Issues

Capps

Campbell

2010

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Constructing an ethical framework for embryo donation to research: Is it time for a restricted consent policy?

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An Ethics & Policy Workshop was held with 20 invited UK stakeholders to consider whether embryo donors should be able to restrict the future use of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) created from their embryos. Participants cited tensions between pure altruism and a more reciprocal basis for donation; and between basic research (in which genetic material would never form part of another living being) and treatment applications. Two restriction models were suggested to acknowledge specific ethical issues raised by hESCs' use in research and treatments: (1) a two tier system: hESCs with unrestricted consent could go to the UK Stem Cell Bank; those with restricted consent could be used in individual labs which could guarantee to honour the restrictions, and Bank deposit would not be required. (2) a three category system: restrictions could include (i) basic hESC research; (ii) hESC research and treatment; no gamete derivation (iii) 'unrestricted' hESC research and treatment.

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Embryonic Stem Cells and Consent: Incoherence and Inconsistency in the Uk Regulatory Model

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A Survey of Italian Physicians' Opinion about Stem Cells Research: What Doctors Prefer and What the Law Requires

A Survey of Italian Physicians' Opinion about Stem Cells Research: What Doctors Prefer and What the Law Requires

Stem Cell Science and Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Fine-Tuning the Ethical Issues

Constructing an ethical framework for embryo donation to research: Is it time for a restricted consent policy?

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