Stem Cell Research Resources

General Resources

Sample Letter to Send to an Organization to Ask Whether It Supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Research Resources Handout (pdf file)

Resource: List of Canadian Charities Which Support Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Lifesite News)

Do No Harm: A Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics (***a wealth of great information on stem cell research!!**)

Stem cells: What they are and what they do

What the Media Won't Tell You About Stem Cell Research (This is an awesome resource site!)

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Storage

 Want to store your baby’s umbilical cord blood?  See lifebank.ca

Adult Stem Cell Research and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research Resources

Fr. Raymond DeSouza article "A win for science — and human dignity"

BBC Article "Dolly scientist abandons cloning" (as well as embryonic stem cell research)

A Stem Cell Victory: Human stem cells now can be made from adult skin, without using embryos or eggs

Louisiana State University: "Stem cell debate nears compromise"

New "Ethical" Embryonic Stem Cell Method Could Be Used to Create Humans

The Cowl: "New, Moral Approach to Stem Cell Research"

"BioSpin — Why Adult Stem Cell Research Successes Get Downplayed by the Media"

Rep. Primavera introduces stem cell bill (on using adult stem cells to cure cancer and other illnesses)

New Source For Stem Cells Found?

Medical Research Award Goes to Adult Stem Cell Scientists at a Kansas Not-for-Profit Organization

"Stem Cell Research: Beyond Hype, Real Hope" Video

"Adult Stem Cells are Helping Patients with Autoimmune Diseases and Cardiovascular Disorders" (JAMA Video)

Treating Heart Attack With Stem Cell Injection

Scientists reprogram mature B cells to embryonic-stem-cell-like state

Scientists Turn Ethical Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Into Heart, Blood Cells

Good News: Pentagon Uses Adult Stem-Cell Research to Help Soldiers

Church Documents

"Respect for Human Life" (Donum Vitae), Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Successful Cures with Adult Stem Cells

"It Would Compromise My Very Humanity" (Mark Pickup, a man with multiple sclerosis, speaks against embryonic stem cell research that could provide a cure some day)

"The Unchosen Frozen" (the relationship between in-vitro fertilization and embryonic stem cell research)

NBC11 News: "[Non-embryonic, that is, adult] Stem Cell Transplant Changes NorCal Boy's Life"

Vancouver Sun: Another cure with adult stem cells: "Parents rejoice over daughter's stem-cell miracle"

Recent W-Five Video on Promising Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Using Adult Stem Cells 

Stem cell transplants help MS victims

Stem cell eye surgery to be tried

Pioneering stem-cell therapy helps treat stroke patient

Stem Cell Therapy Used To Cure Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

 

In Vitro Fertilization Resources

What's Wrong with In Vitro Fertilization?

Couple Asks: What’s Wrong With In-vitro Fertilization?

"In-Vitro Fertilization and the Hermeneutic of the Gift" (Christopher West speaks about in-vitro fertilization in terms of John Paul II's Theology of the Body)

 

 

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