Principles of Regenerative Medicine (Third Edition)

Principles of Regenerative Medicine (Third Edition)
Edited by: Anthony Atala, Robert Lanza, … Robert Nerem
Elsevier, 2019
Chapter 76 – Ethical considerations, RM Green ; Pages 1331-1343
Abstract
Because human stem cells have potential for human development and because they are potent biologic agents, research or clinical translation using them raises many ethical questions. Here I explore eight leading questions: (1) Is it necessary to use human embryos? (2) Is it morally permissible to destroy a human embryo? (3) May one benefit from others’ destruction of embryos? (4) May we create an embryo to destroy it? (5) May we clone human embryos? (6) May we use human stem cells to create chimeras? (7) May we genetically modify human embryos? (8) Are there special considerations governing the use of stem cells in clinical research and clinical applications?