Pontifical Academy for Life2019-09-252019-09-252015-10-092000-08-25http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/228140This document seeks to contribute to the debate on the production and use of embryonic stem cells which is now taking place in scientific and ethical literature and in public opinion. Given the growing relevance of the debate on the limits and liceity of the production and use of such cells, there is a pressing need to reflect on the ethical implications which are present.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderbioethicsstem cellshumanembryotherapeutic cloningethical problemscatholic churchReligious ethicsMethods of ethicsTheological ethicsPhilosophical ethicsBioethicsChristian denominationsRoman CatholicPreprint