International Laws

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND the regulation of stem cell research, particularly embryonic stem cell research, has been a difficult and contentious issue for nations and international organizations. Many different perspectives exist, within nations and within individual cultures, that have differing views and interpretations of stem cell research and its ethical effects. A truly comprehensive set of international regulations is still under development and may continue to be debated for many years. Many of the current regulations that are being devised by the international community arise from the nations that have been most influential in the stem cell research field. In addition, other policy concerns and the desire to gain a competitive edge in the stem cell research field at the expense of other countries have slowed ...