The Stem Cell Wars

Day: Friday, April 22   Hour: 1:30 - 2:15 pm

By: Bernard Siegel

Embryonic stem cell research is perhaps the greatest medical breakthrough in our lifetimes. Despite all its promise for treatments and cures, the research is under relentless attack by foes that seek to criminalize potentially life saving research and treatments, with potentially severe penalties directed at scientists and patients. The stem cell wars cover topics like cloning, scientific freedom and abortion. The battlefields are in the UN, Washington and state capitals. Attorney Bernard Siegel is a frontline warrior and public policy expert. He will discuss the legal framework and provide a complete debriefing on this subject that is vital to everyone's future. Who are the stakeholders in this conflict? Why did the UN fail to pass a convention against cloning? And the most important question: could the cure for all diseases be banned? <<Back to Conference program