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Impact of Religion, Ethics, and Regulation on Stem Cells Research

Author : Ali Alhomaidan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521762332
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Impact of Religion, Ethics, and Regulation on Stem Cells Research written by Ali Alhomaidan and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stem cell research has attracted much attention from all over the world for its immense potential in regenerative medicine and tissue replacement after injury or disease. Stem cells are those groups of cells which can generate specialized cells and organs that perform specific functions. Two main sources of stem cells include embryos during the early phase of embryonic development and adult stem cells. Stem cells from both these sources have the potential to grow and differentiate into specific cell types. The history of stem cell research can be traced back to the late 1800s at which time scientists were experimenting with mammalian egg fertilization processes, but it achieved some success only in 1959 with the production of rabbits through in vitro fertilization. This paved the way for fertilization of human eggs. The first in vitro fertilization of human eggs was successfully achieved in 1981 in the US. Numerous groundbreaking discoveries have been made through research conducted all over the world. This research has uncovered the potential these stem cells have for treating disease and improving human life. However, the research field faces economic, religious, ethical and moral dilemmas, and limitations from government policies in developing, emerging and developed nations. Moreover, regulatory and policy decisions made in developed nations have an impact on stem cell research at an international level because most research is funded by Western Nations. For a new field of study that promises treatments for diseases like diabetes and Parkinsonism, achievements in the field are, to date, modest at best. Some argue that this is due to the lack of funding for research; others argue that it is due to the constricting regulations imposed on stem cell research. I hypothesize that throughout the R&D pipeline required to move stem cells into actual products and applications, several variables affect progress from lab to market. The literature review shows that the R&D pipeline starts with a very large number of patents and publications for both adult and embryonic stem cells, indicative of substantial discovery research being conducted in the field. Data on preclinical analyses are not available, however, we do know that the first discoveries are generally followed by a dramatically reduced number of clinical trials, then even fewer products and applications for stem cells.My research shows that human embryonic stem cells research in particular is affected more than human adult stem cells research as well as other types of biotechnology research by the strict regulatory environment and religious beliefs that prevent the research from progressing through the pipeline by not allowing funding. For example, federal funds have been blocked in the US, due to a court order claiming that human embryonic stem cell research is research done on cells from an embryo once destroyed, consequently breaching the Dickey-Wicker Amendment. In addition, hardly any clinical trials related to human embryonic stem cells are carried out by private or public organizations. This book analyzes all parties involved in clinical trials related to human embryonic research and attempts to determine if an application or product did not go forward due to ethical, regulatory, or religious reasons.

Impact of Religion, Ethics, and Regulation on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Researc

Author : Daniel Cebo
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985148673
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Impact of Religion, Ethics, and Regulation on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Researc written by Daniel Cebo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stem cells are capable of generating various tissue cells which can be used for therapeutic approaches to debilitating and incurable disease. Even though many applications of stem cells are under investigation, such research has raised high hopes and promises along with warnings and ethical and religious questions in different societies. Generally, there is little concern about using non-human or adult stem cells. However, embryonic stem cell research been confronted with questions from medical professionals, the public, religious groups, and national and international organizations. The debate is partly related to "personhood" and the notion of human dignity. Sources of stem cells, the moral status of human embryo, the slippery slope toward commercialisation of human life, concerns about safety, germ line intervention and the challenge of proportionality are some ethical issues. Stem cell research is a promising but controversial issue on which many religions have taken strong positions. The point at which human life begins is a pivotal challenge. Conception, primitive streak development, implantation, ensoulment and birth are specific stages in which different groups claim dignity begins in the course of human development. In this chapter, we will review the history and scientific facts of stem cells in brief; then, ethical considerations will be discussed. Our other aim is to clarify the religious debate on the issue, particularly monotheistic perspectives. Some related international and national guidelines will be reviewed in brief.

Impact of Religion, Ethics, and Regulation on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Author : Daniel Cebo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781980213925
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Impact of Religion, Ethics, and Regulation on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research written by Daniel Cebo and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stem cells are capable of generating various tissue cells which can be used for therapeutic approaches to debilitating and incurable disease. Even though many applications of stem cells are under investigation, such research has raised high hopes and promises along with warnings and ethical and religious questions in different societies. Generally, there is little concern about using non-human or adult stem cells. However, embryonic stem cell research been confronted with questions from medical professionals, the public, religious groups, and national and international organizations. The debate is partly related to "personhood" and the notion of human dignity. Sources of stem cells, the moral status of human embryo, the slippery slope toward commercialisation of human life, concerns about safety, germ line intervention and the challenge of proportionality are some ethical issues. Stem cell research is a promising but controversial issue on which many religions have taken strong positions. The point at which human life begins is a pivotal challenge. Conception, primitive streak development, implantation, ensoulment and birth are specific stages in which different groups claim dignity begins in the course of human development. In this book, we will review the history and scientific facts of stem cells in brief; then, ethical considerations will be discussed. Our other aim is to clarify the religious debate on the issue, particularly monotheistic perspectives. Some related international and national guidelines will be reviewed in brief.

Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research: Religious perspectives

Author : United States. National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research: Religious perspectives written by United States. National Bioethics Advisory Commission and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Comparative Analysis of Religion and The Public Ethics of Stem-Cell Research

Author : Prof.Dr.Daniel Cebo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis Comparative Analysis of Religion and The Public Ethics of Stem-Cell Research by : Prof.Dr.Daniel Cebo

Download or read book Comparative Analysis of Religion and The Public Ethics of Stem-Cell Research written by Prof.Dr.Daniel Cebo and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We examined international public opinion towards stem-cell research during the period when the issue was at its most contentious. We draw upon representative sample surveys in Europe and North America, fielded in 2015 and find that most people in Europe, Canada, and the United States supported stem-cell research as long as it was tightly regulated, but that there were key differences between the geographical regions in the relative importance of different types of ethical positions. In the U.S., moral acceptability was more influential as a driver of support for stem-cell research; perceived societal benefit carried more weight in Europe, while the two were almost equally weighted in Canada. We also discovered that religious beliefs were more strongly associated with public opinion on stem-cell research. There were fewer convictions in the U.S. than in Canada and Europe, although many strongly religious citizens in all regions approved of stem-cell research. We conclude that, if anything, public opinion or "public ethics" are likely to play an increasingly important role in framing policy and regulatory regimes for sensitive technologies in the future.

God and the Embryo

Author : Brent Waters
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781589013308
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book God and the Embryo written by Brent Waters and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussions and debates over the medical use of stem cells and cloning have always had a religious component. But there are many different religious voices. This anthology on how religious perspectives can inform the difficult issues of stem cell research and human cloning is essential to the discussion. Contributors reflect the spectrum of Christian responses, from liberal Protestant to evangelical to Roman Catholic. The noted moral philosopher, Laurie Zoloth, offers a Jewish approach to cloning, and Sondra Wheeler contributes her perspective on both Jewish and Christian understandings of embryonic stem cell research. In addition to the discussions found here, God and the Embryo includes a series of official statements on stem cell research and cloning from religious bodies, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church in America, the United Methodist Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, the United Church of Christ, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Rabbinical Council of America. "Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry," from the statement of the President's Council on Bioethics, concludes the book. The debates and the discussions will continue, but for anyone interested in the nuances of religious perspectives that make their important contributions to these ethically challenging and important dialectics, God and the Embryo is an invaluable resource.

Ethics of Modern Stem Cell Research and Therapy

Author : Ernst R. von Schwarz
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031648439
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book Ethics of Modern Stem Cell Research and Therapy written by Ernst R. von Schwarz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religion and the Public Ethics of Stem-cell Research: Attitudes in Europe, Canada and the United States

Author : Nick Allum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Religion and the Public Ethics of Stem-cell Research: Attitudes in Europe, Canada and the United States written by Nick Allum and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: We examine international public opinion towards stem-cell research during the period when the issue was at its most contentious. We draw upon representative sample surveys in Europe and North America, fielded in 2005 and find that the majority of people in Europe, Canada and the United States supported stem-cell research, providing it was tightly regulated, but that there were key differences between the geographical regions in the relative importance of different types of ethical position. In the U.S., moral acceptability was more influential as a driver of support for stem-cell research; in Europe the perceived benefit to society carried more weight; and in Canada the two were almost equally important. We also find that public opinion on stem-cell research was more strongly associated with religious convictions in the U.S. than in Canada and Europe, although many strongly religious citizens in all regions approved of stem-cell research. We conclude that if anything public opinion

The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate

Author : Suzanne Holland
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262582087
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate written by Suzanne Holland and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the ethical issues involved in the use of human embryonic stem cells in regenerative medicine.

The Ethics in Genetics - The Legitimacy and Application of Stem Cell Research

Author : Len De Vries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book The Ethics in Genetics - The Legitimacy and Application of Stem Cell Research written by Len De Vries and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation provides an in-depth analysis of the practical application and judicial framework pertaining to stem cell research in South Africa. In the realisation of the above-mentioned analysis, and ultimate critique on the current and proposed legal position, focus is placed on aspects of Medical Law, Legal Philosophy and Human Rights. These include concerns on the procurement of informed consent from stem cell donors, ethical and religious influences on the regulation of biomedicine in general as well as the impact of socio-economic indicators in the realisation of the effective implementation of stem cell research. Focus is firstly placed on the medical aspects surrounding the research, whereafter an examination of the current legal position and its practical application is made. Following the discussion of the current legal position, with reference to the array of influences and concerns pertaining thereto, the newly proposed regulative measures are examined within the current international framework. These regulative measures are placed within context of the private and public sector with their different benefits and disadvantages. In a further discussion of the realisation of the private sector's interests, focus is placed on the role that Intellectual Property Rights play in the protection of monetary incentives to conduct stem cell research. All of the above ultimately leads the author to provide an informed set of recommendations in which the proposed regulative measures can be adapted to ensure the legitimate and practically sound implementation of stem cell research in South Africa.

Genethics

Author : David T. Suzuki
Publisher : London : Unwin Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780044406235
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Genethics written by David T. Suzuki and published by London : Unwin Paperbacks. This book was released on 1990 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Quest for Stem Cell Science Regulation in Mexico

Author : Maria de Jesus Medina Arellano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Quest for Stem Cell Science Regulation in Mexico written by Maria de Jesus Medina Arellano and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many countries in Latin America, for cultural, religious and regulatory reasons, have struggled and failed to appear as competent players in the global bio-economy of emerging technologies in the biosciences field. This investigation takes Mexico as a country case study to map out the factors hampering the development of the governance of emergent biomedical biotechnologies in this context, particularly that applied to stem cell science. This research aims to contextualise and portray prevailing ethical, legal, political and religious concerns regarding stem cell research in this context. Exploring the debates in these arenas, it seeks to elucidate the perceptions of key stakeholders and to appraise critically the divergences and convergences among the actors who currently shape the debate and who may have significant influence on the creation of any legislative framework in the area. It explores whether it is feasible to draw on the approach taken to stem cell science and tissue regulation in the United Kingdom, in order to illuminate the way forward for governing stem cell research and its clinical applications in Mexico. It also aims to evaluate the risks posed by the persistent lack of regulation in this scientific field, since Mexico appears to be an ideal destination for stem cell tourism among Latin American countries. Drawing on empirical data gathered from prominent Mexican stakeholders in the stem cell issue, this research elucidates the key themes influencing the debate which need to be addressed in detail in order to prepare the ground for the effective governance of stem cell science and its clinical applications. By detailing the emergent themes and providing reflexive explanations of the elements influencing the views of all the actors in this arena, this thesis aims to provide ethical, empirical and normative proposals to be translated by policymakers into purposive regulation of biomedical innovations. Thus, it delineates two main features of the debate over stem cell science regulation in Mexico and shows the urgent need to create a legal framework to deal with problematic situations provoked by the legal vacuum in this area: a) the legal inertia preponderant in the Federal Congress, which is mainly caused by the constant lobbying of politicians by the Roman Catholic hierarchy to endorse prohibitive policies in sensitive areas, such as sexual matters, reproduction and stem cell science; b) the increasing phenomenon of stem cell tourism in the country, requiring the adoption of ethical and legal measures to avoid potential physical and financial harm to desperate patients who seek stem cell treatments. In conclusion, I argue that it is plausible to advance a permissive model of governance for the area of stem cell science. This thesis is supported by the evidence gathered from stakeholders' opinions, added to the data emanating from the analysis of the country case study. As a result, it is possible to propose as an initial strategy the adoption of significant regulatory features of the paradigmatic system of governance which applies in the United Kingdom. The law is up to date as of 19 June 2012.

Ethics in Scientific Research

Author : Cortney Weinbaum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781977402691
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Ethics in Scientific Research written by Cortney Weinbaum and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific research ethics vary by discipline and by country, and this analysis sought to understand those variations. The authors reviewed literature and conducted interviews to provide researchers, government officials, and others who create, modify, and enforce ethics in scientific research around the world with an understanding of how ethics are created, monitored, and enforced across scientific disciplines and across international borders.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Author : Rebecca Skloot
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307589382
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.

Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309388708
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-04-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs) are designed to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diseases from mother to child. While MRTs, if effective, could satisfy a desire of women seeking to have a genetically related child without the risk of passing on mtDNA disease, the technique raises significant ethical and social issues. It would create offspring who have genetic material from two women, something never sanctioned in humans, and would create mitochondrial changes that could be heritable (in female offspring), and therefore passed on in perpetuity. The manipulation would be performed on eggs or embryos, would affect every cell of the resulting individual, and once carried out this genetic manipulation is not reversible. Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques considers the implications of manipulating mitochondrial content both in children born to women as a result of participating in these studies and in descendants of any female offspring. This study examines the ethical and social issues related to MRTs, outlines principles that would provide a framework and foundation for oversight of MRTs, and develops recommendations to inform the Food and Drug Administration's consideration of investigational new drug applications.

Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Author : Erik V. Grier
Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Embryonic Stem Cell Research written by Erik V. Grier and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, auto-immune diseases as well as Parkinson's disease, end-stage kidney disease, liver failure, cancer, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Stem cells are self-renewing, unspecialised cells that can give rise to multiple types all of specialised cells of the body. Stem cell research also involves complex ethical and legal considerations since they involve adult, foetal tissue and embryonic sources. This book brings together leading research from throughout the world in this frontier field.

Contemporary Bioethics

Author : Mohammed Ali Al-Bar
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319184288
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Bioethics written by Mohammed Ali Al-Bar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the common principles of morality and ethics derived from divinely endowed intuitive reason through the creation of al-fitr' a (nature) and human intellect (al-‘aql). Biomedical topics are presented and ethical issues related to topics such as genetic testing, assisted reproduction and organ transplantation are discussed. Whereas these natural sources are God’s special gifts to human beings, God’s revelation as given to the prophets is the supernatural source of divine guidance through which human communities have been guided at all times through history. The second part of the book concentrates on the objectives of Islamic religious practice – the maqa' sid – which include: Preservation of Faith, Preservation of Life, Preservation of Mind (intellect and reason), Preservation of Progeny (al-nasl) and Preservation of Property. Lastly, the third part of the book discusses selected topical issues, including abortion, assisted reproduction devices, genetics, organ transplantation, brain death and end-of-life aspects. For each topic, the current medical evidence is followed by a detailed discussion of the ethical issues involved.