2000
DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kvd020
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Going to the roots of the stem cell debate

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“…Furthermore, the use of unfocussed images, poorly chosen simplistic metaphors and hyperbole should be avoided. In the words of Dietmar Mieth, 46 'the term 'stem cells' has become the magic password for entering a medical utopia where physicians will be able to overcome all human ailments once and for all' . Viewed from another perspective, the dangers and limitations of stem cell research were also often similarly exacerbated, namely in debates that linked the status of the embryo with more vast considerations in terms of human life.…”
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“…Furthermore, the use of unfocussed images, poorly chosen simplistic metaphors and hyperbole should be avoided. In the words of Dietmar Mieth, 46 'the term 'stem cells' has become the magic password for entering a medical utopia where physicians will be able to overcome all human ailments once and for all' . Viewed from another perspective, the dangers and limitations of stem cell research were also often similarly exacerbated, namely in debates that linked the status of the embryo with more vast considerations in terms of human life.…”
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“…A crença nas suas potencialidades terapêuticas, sobretudo enquanto fonte de células estaminais, configura âncoras de reserva e esperança no prolongamento da vida em boa saúde (Mauron e Jaconi, 2007: 332). A investigação em embriões é perspetivada pelos seus apoiantes como moralmente necessária na salvaguarda de melhores níveis de saúde individual e pública, afigurando-se como um imperativo terapêutico de mobilização coletiva (Mieth, 2000), porque procura aprofundar o conhecimento das causas de doenças e possibilita a realização de diagnósticos mais específicos e o desenvolvimento de terapêuticas mais eficazes (Corrêa, 2002: 278).…”
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“…However, the public debate asks if it is ethical to destroy human embryos in order to gain knowledge for the purpose of curing diseases (Science, 2000). The arguments against the use of embryonic cells essentially deal with the respect for human life and for human dignity (Mieth, 2000). Many critics ask for a moratorium to suspend research with embryonic stem cells and prefer instead the use of adult stem cells or blood cells from the umbilical cords of newborn infants.…”
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