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AAAS Policy Brief: Stem Cell Research

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National Institutes of Health Resources

• Main Stem Cell Information Page
• Stem Cell Task Force
• Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry
• Current Federal Policy
• Archive of NIH Policy Documents
• Regenerative Medicine 2006 (report that describes advances made since 2001 and outlines the expectations for future developments)
• Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions (July 2001 report; includes a useful summary and an extensive glossary)
• Stem Cell Basics (PDF)
• Bush Administration Statements and Congressional Testimony
• MedlinePlus stem cell health information page

Additional Government Resources

• White House fact sheet on 2007 veto and executive order on stem cell research
  
• H.R. 3, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
• S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
• S. 30, Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act of 2007
• Dickey Amendment, 2006 text
• H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
• S. 2754, Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act
• S. 3504, Fetus Farming Prohibition Act
• President Bush’s statement on veto of H.R. 810 ( July 19, 2006)
• Senate Majority Leader Frist’s speech in support of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (July 29, 2005)
• President Bush's address to the nation on hESC research policy (August 9, 2001)
• White House fact sheet on ES cell research (August 9, 2001)
• President’s Council on Bioethics
  

Additional Background Resources

• AAAS list of congressional hearings on stem cell research
• International Society for Stem Cell Research
• National Academy of Sciences stem cell site
• Yahoo! stem cell page (includes an extensive collection of links to freely available press articles dating back to 1998)
• The Washington Post : current coverage
• The New York Times: current coverage
• Pew Research Center polls
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  • 2002
• New Scientist
• “Unlocking the Promise of Stem Cells,” a presentation by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute
• The New York Times: Science Times (December 18, 2001)
  • NYT graphics: The Embryonic Journey
  • NYT graphics: The Potential of Stem Cell Research
• CNN: In-Depth Special (2001)
• Time (2001)
• Global map of stem cell policy by country
• Global map of stem cell research centers

Groups Supporting Embryonic Stem Cell Research

• Coaltion for the Advancement of Medical Research
• StemPAC
• Stem Cell Research Foundation
• Academic, Scientific, and Professional Organizations
  • Alliance for Aging Research
  • American Medical Association
  • American Society for Cell Biology
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Association of American Universities
  • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
• Corporations and Industry Groups
  • Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
  • Geron Corporation
• Patient Advocates
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• ALS Association
• Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
• National Health Council
• Parkinson's Action Network

Groups Opposed to Embryonic Stem Cell Research

• Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics
• Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
• National Conference of Catholic Bishops
• American Family Association
• Culture of Life Foundation
• Focus on the Family
• National Right to Life Committee

Stem Cell Research in the States

• National Conference of State Legislatures: State Embryonic and Fetal Research Laws
• Washington Post: state stem cell policy map
• California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• California Proposition 71 (PDF)
• California Stem Cell Report (blog)
• New Jersey stem cell site
• Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey
• Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute
• Connecticut Stem Cell Research Program
• Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
• WiCell Research Institute
• Missouri 2006 Ballot Measure on Constitutional Amendment 2

Updated May 31, 2007