Stem Cell Division: Abortion Law and Its Influence on the Adoption of Radically Different Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany

Belew, Kara L., Texas International Law Journal

I. INTRODUCTION

A seventeen-year international race to capture and sustainably culture human embryonic stem cells ended in 1998 when a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin isolated and cultured human embryonic stem cells for the first time.1 Their highly publicized success may have "profound implications for transplant medicine and drug discovery" and eventually lead to the eradication of many debilitating and lifethreatening human diseases.2

Despite its potential to revolutionize modern medicine, however, research on pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells remains highly controversial. In order to obtain ES cells, scientists must destroy a living human embryo …

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Publication information: Article title: Stem Cell Division: Abortion Law and Its Influence on the Adoption of Radically Different Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Contributors: Belew, Kara L. - Author. Journal title: Texas International Law Journal. Volume: 39. Issue: 3 Publication date: Spring 2004. Page number: 479+. © University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc. Summer 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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