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61 Ark. L. Rev. 673 (2009)
Tiny Wonders, Huge Possibility: Arkansas Act 695 and the Stem Cell Phenomenon

handle is hein.journals/arklr61 and id is 683 raw text is: Tiny Wonders, Huge Possibility: Arkansas Act 695 and the Stem Cell Phenomenon* I. INTRODUCTION Numerous diseases and ailments afflict millions of people in America today, ranging from heart disease, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, to dozens of cancers, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury. No doubt, these anguished individuals await a treatment or cure to end their suffering, or at least to alleviate some of the burden. While science and medicine have made leaps and bounds toward discovering new treatments, and even cures, for some of the most devastating illnesses, work remains to be done. Advancements in health technology have made it increasingly important for states to take measures to ensure that their citizens have access to the newest, most cutting-edge therapies available. With recent legislation, Arkansas finds itself on the front lines of the battle to help people find healing through one of the most exciting and promising advances in medical science, an advancement that involves the tiniest components with the most enormous potential-stem cells.' Stem cells are widely acknowledged for their therapeutic potential to promote healing and regeneration of injured or . The author would like to thank Kimberly Flanery Coats, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law, and Robert B. Leflar, Arkansas Bar Foundation Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law, and Adjunct Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, for their patience and guidance in the drafting of this comment. The author would also like to thank Dr. Michele Fox, Professor and Director of Cell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in Little Rock, Arkansas, for the invaluable contributions of information that she provided for this comment. Finally, the author wishes to recognize her mother, Goldie Pollock, whose courageous struggle with quadriplegia continues to inspire strength and hope. 1. This article primarily addresses adult stem cells and does not purport to touch the realm of somatic cell nuclear transfer or reproductive cloning. Focus remains on the propriety, effectiveness, and limitations of Arkansas's stem cell policy as enumerated in Arkansas Act 695.

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