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Lori B. Andrews is Director of the Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute for Science, Law and Technology, and a distinguished Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law. She is also a Senior Scholar of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on genetics, alternative modes of reproduction, and biotechnology. She received her JD at Yale Law School.

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Stem Cell Policy: The Intersection of Values, Science, and Law

Professor Lori B. Andrews, JD
Chicago-Kent College of Law

Wednesday, November 28, 2001
11:30am - 1:00pm
Mondale Hall, Room 25
University of Minnesota Law School

Embryonic stem cell research appeals to scientists because those cells are the building blocks of life. They can be coaxed to growing into nerve cells, heart cells, lung cells, and other regenerative materials. But because there is no social, moral, or legal accord on the status of the embryo, tremendous controversy surrounds this area of research. Professor Andrews will analyze the controversy and applicable state and federal law. She will also address concerns about coercion, informed consent, and privacy in the use of embryo stem cells.

Commentators:




Prof. Jeffery Kahn
Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota
Prof. Catherine Verfaille
Stem Cell Institute,
University of Minnesota



  


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