篇名 | 幹細胞爭議與各國立法規範研究 |
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卷期 | 55:6 |
並列篇名 | A Study on Stem Cells Dispute and Its Legislative Standards in Various Countries |
作者 | 謝榮堂 、 吳佩珊 |
頁次 | 106-131 |
關鍵字 | 幹細胞 、 胚胎 、 人性尊嚴 、 生命權及生存權 、 induced pluripotent stem cell 、 cell reprogramming 、 legislation of stem cells 、 embryo 、 stem cells |
出刊日期 | 200912 |
因醫學與生物科技技術之突飛猛進,發明或發現新方式,以減輕人類以往幾乎不可能痊癒之病痛或醫療問題,如以人工受精方式孕育胎兒,再生組織工程植皮等等,而遭強烈道德性懷疑之幹細胞與複製器官研究,反對者認為科學研究操縱自然法則時,倫理及法律疑義也因應而生,最具爭議者莫過於與「人命」或「生命」界定之相關問題,人得否容許複製人?該不該以基因療法治癒
病患?尤有甚者是否得以基因改良「人種」?科學家能不能為研究而摧毀胚胎?胚胎是否為「人」?甚至科學家得否為研究而製造或複製胚胎?此類問題背後,不僅屬倫理問題,更關乎病患追求生存權利,本文將就此深入探討。
Since genetic engineering and molecular biology have been developed
rapidly, how to properly restrict stem cell's use has been an important law issue between ethic and saving lives: Can we consider an embryo as a human?Can we destroy an embryo in order to cure a disease? This paper introduces different kind of stem cell nowadays, including the most important breakthrough in this field - induced pluripotent stem cells - which may be the solution of the stem cell issue dilemma.W e also introduce and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the stem cell-related laws in different countries, including U.S.A, German, England, Japan and our nation. Furthermore, this paper tries to combine the cell reprogramming technology, which is a great improvement in stem cell fields, and different prospects of stem cells to propose a reasonable advice to legislation.