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The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cells—Now and Forever, Cells Without End
Eric Juengst, PhD;
Michael Fossel, MD, PhD
JAMA. 2000;284:3180-3184.
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Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils.—Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
The promise and potential of human embryonic stem cell research evoke profound clinical enthusiasm1-3; the embryonic human origins of such cells warrants an equally profound ethical concern. The ethical issues are not primarily matters of scientific fact nor of political belief. Consequently, these issues cannot adequately be addressed simply by reference to the biology of embryonic stem cells or the contemporary political context of stem cell research. To successfully make the case for developing the therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cells, the biomedical community must engage these issues as genuine questions of morality and social policy. Just as an accurate understanding of stem cell biology is crucial to sound policy making, an accurate appraisal of the substantive and inseparable ethical . . . [Full Text of this Article] Handcrafted or Secondhand?
Author Affiliations: Center for Biomedical Ethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (Dr Juengst); Department of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing (Dr Fossel).
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