Henry (Hank) T. Greely, J.D. - Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Law, Ethics, Policy (and Politics)

The creation and use of human embryonic stem cell lines has become the most publicly controversial and divisive scientific issue in decades. This talk will lay out the current legal status of such research and analyze the ethical arguments surrounding it. It will then suggest some policy responses in this field before ending with thoughts on the role of politics in this, and other, areas of scientific research.

Henry T. (Hank) Greely is the Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and Professor, of Genetics (by courtesy) at Stanford University. He directs the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences; chairs the steering committee of the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics; and co-directs the Stanford Program on Genomics, Ethics, and Society.