T he ethical issues surrounding the use of fetal tissue for transplantation and research have
now been clarified by a distinguished US panel'and three recent studies. 2-4 The 21 …

Those familiar with the literature regarding ethical issues in fetal tissue transplantation are
well aware of the high quality debate that has already taken place in IRB involving …

Abstract Now that the Clinton Administration has overturned the ban on federal funding for
fetal tissue transplantation, old ethical issues renew their relevance and new ethical issues …

Research involving human fetal tissue has been the subject of intense political debate in this
country for almost two decades, and the use of fetal tissues in transplantation continues this …

Ethical controversy over transplantation of human fetal tissue has arisen because the source
of tissue is induced abortions. Opposition to such transplants has been based on various …

Few can forget the Old Testament story of Solomon, the king who was forced to choose
between two women, each claiming to be the mother of a baby and to have the child's best …

T he extraordinary and troubling moral and legal issues involved in the use of fetal tissue in
medical research recently led to a moratorium in the United States on the use of such …

PIP: Organ transplants have been one of the greatest advances in medicine. However,
organs from living relatives or cadavers are in short supply, and many people die awaiting a …

In a huge and variegated country like Canada, with limited human resources and numerous,
overlapping levels of law and regulation, how does public policy on medical innovation ever …

After decades of supporting fetal tissue research, in March, 1988 the US Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) banned the use of federal funds for fetal tissue …