The stem cell controversy : debating the issues /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pynes, Christopher A., Ruse, Michael
Format: Printed Book
Published: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Contemporary issues (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Stem cells
Embryo Research
Public Policy
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. The science of stem cells. Editors' introduction
  • Stem cells : a primer / National Institutes of Health
  • The language really matters / Jane Maienschein
  • Can old cells learn new tricks? / Gretchen Vogel
  • Adult stem cells : a positive perspective / Sidney Houff
  • "Parthenotes" expand the debate on stem cells / Rick Weiss
  • pt. 2. Medical cures and promises. Editors' introduction
  • Paralyzed mouse walks again as scientists fight stem cell ban / Katty Kay and Mark Henderson
  • 60 Minutes II, Holy grail / Carol Marin
  • Human stem cell research and the potential for clinical application / National Bioethics Advisory Commission
  • Fetal neuron grafts pave the way for stem cell therapies / Marcia Barinaga
  • Promises of stem cells kept / Leigh Shoemaker
  • pt. 3. Moral issues. Editors' introduction
  • The stem cell slide : be alert to the beginnings of evil / Michael Novak
  • Research with human embryonic stem cells: ethical considerations / Geron Ethics Advisory Board
  • Ethics and policy in embryonic stem cell research / John A. Robertson
  • The ethics and politics of small sacrifices in stem cell research / Glenn McGee and Arthur Caplan
  • The ethical case against stem cell research / Sr̜en Holm
  • Stem cell research: the failure of bioethics / Don Marquis
  • Public stem cell banks : considerations of justice in stem cell research and therapy / Ruth R. Faden, Liza Dawson, Alison S. Bateman-House, et al.
  • pt. 4. Religious issues. Editors' introduction
  • Patients' voices : the powerful sound in the stem cell debate / Daniel Perry
  • The stem cell controversy / Ted Peters
  • Stem cells and the Catholic Church / Aline H. Kalbian
  • Testimony of Abdulaziz Sachedina / Abdulaziz Sachedina for National Bioethics Advisory Commission
  • Human embryonic stem cell research : an intercultural perspective / LeRoy Walters
  • pt. 5. Policy issues. Editors' introduction
  • A time for restraint / Frank E. Young
  • The politics and ethics of human embryo and stem cell research / Kenneth J. Ryan
  • The basics about stem cells / Maureen L. Condic
  • Locating convergence : ethics, public policy, and human stem cell research / Andrew W. Siegel
  • Stem cells : public policy and ethics / Cindy R. Towns and D. Gareth Jones
  • Ethical consistency in embryonic stem cell research / Simon Clarke
  • Glossary.

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