tailieunhanh - Partnering: A New Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health

Research or therapeutic cloning as it is often referred to seeks to develop therapeutic remedies for degenerative diseases. This research requires the use of stem cells. Both embryonic and adult stem cells are being utilised in this research. Results from the use of adult stem cells have to date proved generally less favourable than those with embryonic stem cells. There is a general consensus that embryonic stem (ES) cells offer signifi cantly more scientifi c chances of success than limiting research to adult cells. However, as discussed later, ES cells are controversial to use from an ethical point of. | Technical Paper No. 3 PARTNERING A New Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health UNFR4 United Nations Population Fund Technical Paper No-3 Partnering A New Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health Sylvie I. Cohen Chief Advocacy and 1EC Branch Technical Support Division and Michèle Burger Consultant UNFPA United Nations Population Fund December 2000 Technical Paper is a series of periodic publications of UNFPA that reports on important technical and policy issues of relevance for national and international population and reproductive health programmes. UNFPA also currently publishes reports in the following series Evaluation Reports Programme Advisory Notes Technical Reports and Technical and Policy Papers. Copyright UNFPA 220 East 42nd street New York NY 10017 USA ISBN 0-897I4-540-2 Notes The views expressed and interpretations given in this Technical Paper are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations Population Fund. The designation employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA concerning the legal status of any country territory city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The term ÒcountryÓ as used in the text of this report refers as appropriate to territories or areas. The designation of ÒdevelopedÓ and ÒdevelopingÓ countries are intended for convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. Prior permission to quote this material does not need to be obtained from UNFPA provided appropriate reference to the source is .