Cell & Tissue Science

Ethical Issues and Marketing Status Around the Globe

The field of bioethics has addressed a broad swathe of human inquiry, ranging from debates over the boundaries of life, surrogacy, and the allocation of scarce health care resources to the right to refuse medical care for religious or cultural reasons. StemGen is a research database of international, regional and national normative instruments concerning the socio-ethical and legal aspects of stem cell research and related therapies. The regulation of stem cell research is an issue that has drawn much comment, criticism and even judicial arbitration in recent years along with the marketing status of Stem Cells, Cell therapy, Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering and many more worldwide.