Legal and Social-Ethical Issues of Stem Cells

Background and Aim: The human embryonic stem cells have greatpromise in the treatment of many serious illnesses, due to their high ability to differentiate and produce various types of body cells. In ourcountry, in recent years, the activities have led to success in the formationof stem cells, while the processing and use of this technology have beenaccompanied by a wide range of ethical and legal issues in the world.Methods: Includes the collection of related articles that were conductedthrough e-learning from academic and online colleges.Results: Research on human stem cells has been of public interest.Pluripotent stem cells (cells that can become many different cells inthe body) are separated from human embryos that are multi-day. Thepluripotent stem cell also evolved from the embryo tissue (which hasgrown for more than 8 weeks). As science and technology are progressing,there are ethical perspectives on these developments. It is important tostudy scientific issues and ethical issues.Conclusion: By studying similar studies in this field, one can concludethat in some countries of the world ethical foundations and legalregulations in this field have been developed and in many cases the voidand the need for it are fully perceptible, and given the fact that in Iran anarchetype In this regard, which is consistent with our national, religiousand legal culture, it has not yet been designed and developed, therefore,it is necessary to formulate a comprehensive code in this regard.

کلیدواژه ها:

Stem cells ، Ethical foundations ، Embryo