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Title: No clear Buddhist stance on stem cell work
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Damien Keown, 1951-

Description: In this short editorial, Damien Keown discusses Buddhist perspectives on stem cell use. He outlines the conditions under which use of stem cells may be acceptable. Therapeutic use of stem cells is not objectionable in principle, unless the stem cells were acquired through harming a living being. The use of stem cells from aborted fetuses is a complex issue for which there no clear consensus. Further, those in traditionally Buddhist countries do not always appear to act strictly according to Buddhist principles when it comes to bio-ethical decisions. Abortion is generally seen as taking the life of a human (and therefore is negative), but South Korea, a traditionally Buddhist country, has a reputation as an "abortion paradise." (Zach Rowinski 2005-01-01)
Publisher Place: Quincy, MA
Publisher: Science & Theology News
Normalized publisher place: Quincy, MA
Publisher country: United States
Publisher URL: http://www.stnews.org/index.html
Published Date: 2004-04
URL: http://www.stnews.org/archives/2004_april/edit_no_clear_0404.html
Subject: Stem cell research
Abortion
Ahimsa
Embryo
Classification: Buddhism and Science -- Related Humanities -- Ethics -- Buddhist Ethics
Buddhism and Science -- Medicine -- Religion and Medicine
Buddhism and Science -- Related Humanities -- Ethics -- Bioethics
Buddhism and Science -- Medicine -- Medical Ethics
Cultural Coverage: United States
Temporal coverage: 21st century CE
Language: English
Interface Language: English
Source URL: http://www.stnews.org/index.html
Source: Science & Theology News
Source Editor: Harold George Koenig
Source Type: Newspaper
Start Date: 2000
Frequency of publication: Monthly

Means of availability: Available on the internet. See the newspaper's Subscription Page for more information.
Format: Online resource
Media type: Text
Resource Type: Article
Digital Encoding: html
Reader Rating: useful
Release Flag: OK for viewing
Date Of Record Creation: 2005-01-01 02:14:51
Date Record Checked: 2005-01-01
Date Last Modified: 2005-12-19 16:57:17
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