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Article: Embryonic stem cell research: will President Bush's limitation on federal funding put the United States at a disadvantage? A comparison between U.S. and international law.
- Article from:
- Houston Journal of International Law
- Article date:
- March 22, 2003
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I. INTRODUCTION
In an age where technological and medical advances are developing at exponential rates, the law may shape or follow advances. (1) Embryonic stem cell research is one rapidly emerging area in which the law may shape or follow advances. (2) Although the use of fetal tissue for medical research is not a new idea, (3) recent discoveries and advances, such as human genome mapping and human cloning, have forced most developed nations to re-evaluate their laws on genetic testing. (4) Each nation's scientific community must wait for approval, guidance, or funding to continue genetic research. (5) The wait is not a silent one, however, as an international ...