Rethinking Human Embryo Research Policies.
embryo
fourteen-day limit
guidelines
policy
research ethics
Journal
The Hastings Center report
ISSN: 1552-146X
Titre abrégé: Hastings Cent Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0410447
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
entrez:
25
2
2021
pubmed:
26
2
2021
medline:
26
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
It now seems technically feasible to culture human embryos beyond the "fourteen-day limit," which has the potential to increase scientific understanding of human development and perhaps improve infertility treatments. The fourteen-day limit was adopted as a compromise but subsequently has been considered an ethical line. Does it remain relevant in light of technological advances permitting embryo maturation beyond it? Should it be changed and, if so, how and why? What justifications would be necessary to expand the limit, particularly given that doing so would violate some people's moral commitments regarding human embryos? Robust stakeholder engagement preceded adoption of the fourteen-day limit and should arguably be part of efforts to reassess it. Such engagement could also consider the need for enhanced oversight of human embryo research. In the meantime, developing and implementing reliable oversight systems should help foster high-quality research and public confidence in it.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33630327
doi: 10.1002/hast.1215
pmc: PMC7986614
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
47-51Subventions
Organisme : The Greenwall Foundation "Making a Difference"
Organisme : Brocher Foundation workshop
Organisme : Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences
Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Hastings Center.
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