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South Korea: Human Embryo Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2003

YOUNG-RHAN UM
YOUNG-RHAN UM
Affiliation:
Young-Rhan Um, R.N., Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing at the College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chungnam, South Korea
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On May 18, 2001, the Korean Bioethics Advisory Commission (KBAC), sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology, published a set of recommendations for biotechnological research and application, including scientific experiments with human embryos. Four days later, the KBAC held a public hearing to finalize its recommendations. Since then, public reaction and debate over the ethical aspects of human embryo research have actively surfaced. Most leaders of religious organizations, especially Catholic churches, objected to any type of embryo research. On the other hand, some leaders of the scientific community supported freer scientific research on human embryos.

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SPECIAL SECTION: BIOETHICS NOW: INTERNATIONAL VOICES 2003
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , July 2003 , pp. 268 - 278
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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