The "Regulation of Human Biotechnology" Project – Final Report

Francis Fukuyama & Franco Furger: Beyond Bioethics. A Proposal for Modernizing the Regulation of Human Biotechnologies. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington D.C., 471 pages.

Final Report in aggregated form:

Download the title page, executive summary, and chapters 1-13 (4.1 MB)

Download the Appendices A-Q (2.1 MB)

And in disaggregated form:

Title Page

Executive Summary

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Table of Contents

1    Introduction  

2    Human Growth Hormones for Idiopathic Short Children: Medical Treatment or Enhancing Therapy?    

3    Ethical Principles  

4    New Frontiers of Reproductive Science & Medicine  

5    The Current Legal and Regulatory Framework   

6    International Legislative and Regulatory Approaches

7    Constitutional Constraints?   

8    Public Sentiments Towards New Reproductive Technologies and Biomedical Research 

9    Possible Societal Responses   

10   Correcting Political and Regulatory Distortions   

11   Independent Agencies

12   Designing Mechanisms of Public Consultation  

13   Implementation Issues    

Appendix A – Study Group Members   

Appendix B – The Synthetic Human Growth Hormone (hGH)   

Appendix C – IVF Health and Safety Risks: Some Illustrations 

Appendix D – Congressional Legislative Activities 2001 – 2004

Appendix E – ASRM Executive Committee Opinions    

Appendix F – ASRM Ethics Committee Reports and Statements    

Appendix G – State level legislative initiatives  

Appendix H – Legislative Initiatives at the International Level   

Appendix I – Select Supreme Court Cases 

Appendix J – Attitudes towards Science and Medical Research  

Appendix K – Reproductive Cloning  

Appendix L – Research Cloning 

Appendix M – Stem Cell Research    

Appendix N – Genetic Engineering   

Appendix O – Awareness & Knowledgeability    

Appendix P – Attitudes Towards Stem Cell Research by Religious and other Orientations

Appendix Q – Acronyms