Overview of the topic. An introduction to stem cell research and issues over its use in the United States -- The law and stem cell research -- Chronology -- Biographical listing -- Glossary -- Guide to further research. How to research stem cell issues -- Annotated bibliography -- Organizations and agencies -- Appendices. Diagrams -- Roe v. Wade on the legal status of the embryo, 410 U.S. 113, 1975 -- Davis v. Davis on the legal status of the embryo, Supreme Court of Tennessee, 842 S.W.2d 588, 597, 1992 -- The Dickey Amendment, 1995 -- Statement of policy on stem cell research by President George W. Bush, August 9, 2001 -- Recommendations: ethical and policy issues in research involving human participants, National Bioethics Advisory Commission, August 2001 -- Stem cells and the future of regenerative medicine, 2002 -- Guidelines For human embryonic stem cell research, 2005 -- Legalization of stem cell research in New Jersey, January 4, 2005 -- Stem Cell Enhancement Act, February 15, 2005 -- Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005, March 17, 2005 -- Federal laws concerning experimentation on embryos and fetuses, as of 2005 -- California law on stem cell research, as of 2005.
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