Published: 2019-10-09

Legal Regulations for the Use of Stem Cells and Cytoplasmic Hybrids in Selected European Countries

Maria Szczepaniec , Maria Grotowska , Łukasz Rosiak , Aleksandra Miśkiewicz , Damian Szwedziak
Zeszyty Prawnicze
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2019.19.3.02

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyse the legal regulations on the use of stem cells in selected European countries, in the light of research conducted on stem cells of various origin: embryonic, from cytoplasmic hybrids, and from induced pluripotent stem cells. I present the current Polish legislation and discuss the legal regulations in Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, France, and Hungary. The countries I have selected for my study have different legal regulations on the possibilities for research – from a restrictive ban, through conditional permission for the use of embryos, cytoplasmic hybrids or induced pluripotent stem cells, to the introduction of comprehensive regulations into the given country’s legal system.

Keywords:

cytoplasmic hybrids, embryos, stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, legal regulations, criminal law, experiment, European law.

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Szczepaniec, M., Grotowska, M., Rosiak, Łukasz, Miśkiewicz, A., & Szwedziak, D. (2019). Legal Regulations for the Use of Stem Cells and Cytoplasmic Hybrids in Selected European Countries. Zeszyty Prawnicze, 19(3), 31–74. https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2019.19.3.02

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