LAW AND BIOETHICS
While the infamous stem cell research case of Sherley v. Sebelius receives yet another ruling in the DC Circuit, questions remain about the usefulness of the Dickey-Wicker Amendment in the face of rapidly changing science.
BIOETHICS
In the a classic debate over organ and tissue donation, scholars and advocates argue over an altruism- or market-based approach. But a recent decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opens up new middle ground, at least for some kinds of tissue.
BIOETHICS
In Brüstle v. Greenpeace, the highest court in the European Union ruled that processes requiring the destruction of human embryos cannot be patented in the European Union. The shaky ethical footing of the decision will only muddy the water for stem cell research going forward.
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