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The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), which bills itself as "the voice of the stem cell research community," has announced that it no longer endorses the prevailing international standard limiting human embryo research to 14 day
Stem cell research community drops 14-day limit on human embryo research The Conversation 28 May 2021, 04:40 GMT+10 The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), which bills itself as "the voice of the stem cell research community," has announced that it no longer endorses the prevailing international standard limiting human embryo research to 14 days after fertilization. Human embryo research has long been a thorny ethical issue because of competing views about the moral status of the developing embryo. Some people argue that human embryos have the moral status of persons and are...
Pushing the Limits on Embryo Research Commentary It’s no surprise to many of us that the “14-day rule,” which limits research on human embryos to their first two weeks of development, is being challenged. For those of us who were around during the Bush presidency and the time of the great stem cell debates, we always knew the 14-day rule would erode. A film I produced, “Lines That Divide,” is a great primer or refresher for those who are curious about that time in U.S. political and scientific division. Will embryonic stem cells have the potential for developing cures for disease? I...
Doctor holds images of an examination of an embryo In July 1978, Louise Brown was born in Manchester, UK—the first baby ever to be conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF). This made headlines around the world, and soon sparked debate about the ethics of IVF and the rapid pace of development in this and related technologies. In 1982, in response to public concern, the UK government set up a Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology to investigate the situation and make some recommendations. In 1984, the committee produced the Warnock Report, which recommended (amongst o...
The Special Status of Mary Warnock: From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research Appeared in BioNews 1091 The latest online event held by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), the charity that publishes BioNews, was 'The Special Status of Mary Warnock: From Fertility Treatment to Embryo Research'. This discussed the legacy of PET's late patron Baroness Mary Warnock, and her work in reproductive healthcare, research and regulation. Sarah Norcross, director of PET, began by thanking the sponsors before giving an introduction into Baroness Warnock's life. Norcross spoke of Baroness Warnock's stro...