Retroactive ethics in rapidly developing scientific fields.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2009.05.002.
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Abstract
Science often progresses faster than regulation, and retroactive ethically linked rules have been a persistent issue in stem cell research. Proposed NIH funding rules are retroactive. Legal history and ethical analysis show why there should be a strong presumption that such new rules should be only prospective, in any area of scientific research.
Medical subject headings
- Embryo Research
- Ethics, Research
- Practice Guidelines as Topic