Ethical and Policy Considerations for Human Embryo and Stem Cell Research in China

Yao-Jin Peng; Xiaoru Huang; Qi Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.stem.2020.09.010

Ethical and Policy Considerations for Human Embryo and Stem Cell Research in China

Cell Stem Cell. 2020 Oct 1;27(4):511-514. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.09.010.

Authors

Yao-Jin Peng¹, Xiaoru Huang², Qi Zhou³

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address: yaojin.peng@ioz.ac.cn.
² School of Marxism Studies, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
³ State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address: qzhou@ioz.ac.cn.

PMID: 33007234
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.09.010

Abstract

China's stem cell research policies are based on a cultural understanding that grants special protection to human embryos but does not assign them equivalent moral or legal status as fully developed humans. We discuss ethical considerations for embryo research and policy changes as China moves toward adopting internationally recognized rules.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

China
Embryo Research*
Humans
Morals
Policy
Stem Cell Research*