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Science 25 February 2000:
Vol. 287. no. 5457, pp. 1425 - 1427
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5457.1425
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Europe Confronts the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Challenge
Noëlle Lenoir
Europe's historic plurality and the lack of a commonly accepted
definition of the moral status of the embryo have led to varying regulation in European countries. Council of Europe and European Union
legislation, based on fundamental ethical principles, does exist for
specific issues, such as prohibition against producing embryos solely
for research. Such principles have recently been elucidated by the
European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies. Newly
emerging research techniques are beginning to cause reconsideration of
the regulation of embryo research in Europe.
The author is at the Conseil Constitutionnel, 2 rue de
Montpensier, Paris 75001, France. E-mail:
noelle.lenoir{at}wanadoo.fr
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