Australian Developments With Regard To Regulation of Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Therapeutic Human Cloning
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Margaret Otlowski
Professor of Law, Deputy Director, Centre for Law and Genetics, University of Tasmania
Abstract
Introduction
Stem cell research involving the use of embryos has been controversial in Australia and internationally, and at times has triggered emotive debates. This is because isolation of embryonic stem cells inevitably entails destruction of the embryo. Controversy is also fuelled by the interconnection between this debate and the debate about human cloning. Although there is by no means a consensus on the approach that should be taken to the regulation of this area, there is at least wide acceptance of the significant potential of stem cell research and the need to ensure that scientific progress in this field is not stymied by overly restrictive laws. The aim of this paper is to sketch the background to the regulation in Australia of stem cell research and human cloning, and to outline the current regulatory model as modified by amending legislation in 2006 to permit so called ‘therapeutic cloning’.
About the author
Professor of Law, Deputy Director, Centre for Law and Genetics, University of Tasmania
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