Give your views on the ethics of research using embryos

THE public are being invited to have their say on the issue of embryonic stem cell research before Government policy is drawn up.

Between now and the end of April, the Irish Council for Bioethics (ICB) is asking members of the public to complete a questionnaire seeking views on what procedures and laws would be morally acceptable to them.

Questions include whether people would be willing to use medical treatments developed with stem cells from embryos and at what stage they believe an embryo is deserving of all the protections afforded human life.