Ep. 118: ‘State of the Union’ on Biomedical Research
Bioethics on Air
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The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Father Tad: How has embryonic stem cell research advanced science over the past 25 years or so? He says it was source of considerable public controversy in first decade of this century. Stem cells do come directly from embryos that have been intentionally destroyed, he says. Father Tad: There are significant ethical concerns about targeting a fellow member of the human species for medical research.
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