RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Human embryonic stem cells and respect for life
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 166
OP 170
DO 10.1136/jme.26.3.166
VO 26
IS 3
A1 John R Meyer
YR 2000
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/26/3/166.abstract
AB The purpose of this essay is to stimulate academic discussion about the ethical justification of using human primordial stem cells for tissue transplantation, cell replacement, and gene therapy. There are intriguing alternatives to using embryos obtained from elective abortions and in vitro fertilisation to reconstitute damaged or dysfunctional human organs. These include the expansion and transplantation of latent adult progenitor cells.