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K J Ryan

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The politics and ethics of human embryo and stem cell research.

There is great promise for stem cell research to develop cells and tissues for transplantation and treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer and Parkinson disease, diabetes, and heart problems. There is also promise to advance understanding and treatment of cancer and congenital defects. Human embryo research is fundamentally the only way to understand human fertilization, implantation, and early development. For years, federal funding of human embryo research has been held hostage to a congressional prolife agenda. Any reasonable solution to these political disputes that so greatly affect women's reproductive interests and the promise of health benefits from embryo and stem cell research should mandate that governmental sponsorship proceed.

Abortion, Legal↗
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Giving birth in America, 1988.

Advances in medical science have improved the prospects for pregnant women to deliver safely and for childless women to become pregnant. However, the picture is not as positive as it may seem. The liability crisis that is driving many obstetricians out of practice is likely to persist, limiting women's access to obstetric care. Reliance on cesarean delivery has risen to unacceptable levels, in part as a result of excessive use of electronic fetal monitoring. Pregnancy complications, prematurity and perinatal morbidity and mortality continue to be serious problems. U.S. perinatal mortality data do not compare favorably with those of many other developed nations, and the rate of prematurity will probably exceed that 1990 target of five percent set by the U.S. government. Prematurity and pregnancy complications are rooted in the associated social factors of poverty, welfare dependence and limited education, and they will not be eliminated until those problems are eased. There also is little hope that obstetric outcomes can be improved without reducing the extent of smoking, drug use and alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Infertility also can be caused or worsened by social factors that defy easy resolution. For the next 20 years, dealing with these societal problems should be a top priority.

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Group dental care.

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Humans↗
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Ethics and the physician.

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Attitude of Health Personnel↗