Hammond Natasha, Holm Søren
Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, UK.
Med Law. 2008 Mar;27(1):167-78.
This paper seeks to briefly discuss the legal and ethical problems connected to scientific developments in the field of human embryonic stem cell derivation aimed at solving the "egg supply problem" in stem cell research. The legal situation is discussed in respect of the UK's current regulatory regime, proposed reform and the Oviedo Convention. The scientific developments which are examined are chimeric embryos, in vitro maturation of oocytes, derivation of stem cell lines in connection with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and the derivation of oocytes from existing stem cell lines.
本文旨在简要讨论与人类胚胎干细胞衍生领域科学发展相关的法律和伦理问题，这些发展旨在解决干细胞研究中的“卵子供应问题”。文中讨论了英国当前监管制度、拟议改革以及《奥维多公约》方面的法律状况。所审视的科学发展包括嵌合胚胎、卵母细胞的体外成熟、与植入前基因诊断相关的干细胞系衍生以及从现有干细胞系中衍生卵母细胞。
