Author : Yanguang Wang

Summary : Conclusions: There are a few Chinese government administrative documents related to human stem cell, cloning or human embryo research in general namely "Procedures on safety of Gene Engineering" issued by the Ministry of Science & Technology, China, 1993; "Procedures of the Administration on IVF Technology" issued by Ministry of Health, China, 2001; Procedures of the Administration on Sperm Bank" issued by Ministry of Health, 2001. In order to protect the donor sources of human embryonic stem cells, surveys should be done to the units engaged in human stem cell research and the current practice of IVF in China. We have to know where did these researchers and others get the biomaterial from? Were they taken from IVF clinics, from early abortions, or donated by women with informed consent? Who was in charge of obtaining the material (researchers themselves, IVF clinicians, other parties)? Are they deliberately causing pregnancy for deriving stem cells? Controlling of abortion of donors or methods, and timing of artificial abortion by any means should be prohibited. The voluntary donation of reproductive cells should be done without economic compensation.