Summary of Presentations on Religious Perspectives Relating to Research Involving Human Stem Cells, May 7, 1999

National Bioethics Advisory Commission, Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research v. 1: Report and Recommendations, 1999

Harvard Public Law Working Paper

10 Pages Posted: 25 Aug 2012

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Michelle N. Meyer

Clarkson University–Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Bioethics Program; Geisinger Health System, Center for Translational Bioethics and Health Care Policy

Date Written: September 1, 1999

Abstract

As part of issuing its report and recommendations to President Clinton, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission heard testimony from several religious ethicists and theologians regarding different faith traditions' views of research involving human stem cells. This summary and analysis of that testimony was published as an appendix to the Commission's report.

Keywords: Human embryonic stem cell research, religion, federal funding, personhood

Suggested Citation

Meyer, Michelle N. and Meyer, Michelle N., Summary of Presentations on Religious Perspectives Relating to Research Involving Human Stem Cells, May 7, 1999 (September 1, 1999). National Bioethics Advisory Commission, Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research v. 1: Report and Recommendations, 1999, Harvard Public Law Working Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2135671

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