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Stem Cell ethics research
Ethics and Philosophies of Stem
Cell Research
Nader Zeidan
Malek Fatte Mohamad Said Fouad Saba
Marc Deeb Joy Chamoun

Ethics of Human Stem Cell Research
Gene H. Outka

Varying Views of Fetuses and Embryos
• From the Left

•From the Middle • From the Right

Preferred Philosophy
• Kantian
– Murder vs Killing
– Choosing Life
– Burden of Evil
– “Nothing is Lost” Principle

The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell
Research
Howard J. Curzer

Conservative Ethics of Embryos
• Embryos and Federal Funding
• Donated Embryonic Stem Cells
• Argument Against
– Blood Money Principle

Federal
Stances
• Bush
Administration
•Rationale

•Contradiction

Breakdown of Stem Cell Process and
Conclusions

A Natural Stem Cell Therapy?
Parin Patel

Parthenogenic Reproduction
• Bees vs Humans
• Natural Human
Parthenogenesis

Research Cloning
• Cloning Stigma

• End Result

The Ethics of Moral Compromise for
Stem Cell Research Policy
Zubin Master
G. K. D. Crozier

Two Sides
• Enthusiasts

• Interdictionists

Points of Agreement
• There is value in arriving at an agreement
• It is the case that human embryonic stem cell research is morally significant
• There is value in reducing the usage of embryos • The objectives pursued by stem cell research are valuable
• Some destruction of embryos can be justified

Points of Divergence
• How much moral status to ascribe to embryos
• How heavily the harms to woman are to be weighted • Whether current protections for these groups are adequate

Conditions for Moral Compromise
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Factual uncertainty
Moral complexity
Need for a relatively immediate decision
Desire to maintain a cooperative relationship
Scarcity of resources

Enthusiast Concessions for
Compromise
• Limit the use of embryos to surplus and nonviable embryos
• Prohibiting substantive payments to ova donors • Developing a concrete plan for efficient use of embryos • Concentrating
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