HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH: WHY THE DISCARDED‐CREATED‐DISTINCTION CANNOT BE BASED ON THE POTENTIALITY ARGUMENT

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Discussions about the use and derivation of pluripotent human embryonic stem cells are a stumbling block in developing public policy on stem cell research. On the one hand there is a broad consensus on the benefits of these cells for science and biomedicine; on the other hand there is the controversial issue of killing human embryos. I will focus on the compromise position that accepts research on spare embryos,...

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