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Stem cells
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Publication Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Why consider opposing viewpoints? --
Introduction --
ch. 1. Will stem cells cure disease? --
Chapter preface --
1. Stem cells will soon provide cures for many diseases / Stem Cell Research Foundation --
2. The promise of stem cells is exaggerated / Peter Aldhous --
3. Embryonic stem cell research is necessary to find a diabetes cure / Robert Goldstein --
4. Nonembryonic stem cell research can find a diabetes cure / Dave Andrusko --
5. Embryonic stem cell research may one day cure Alzheimer's disease / Sharon Begley --
6. Embryonic stem cell research is unlikely to cure Alzheimer's disease / Rick Weiss --
Periodical bibliography --
ch. 2. What ethical and moral questions surround stem cell research? --
Chapter preface --
1. Destroying embryos in order to obtain stem cells is immoral / William Cheshire --
2. Destroying embryos in order to obtain stem cells is not immoral / Jonathon D. Moreno and Sam Berger --
3. Therapeutic cloning to obtain embryonic stem cells is immoral / David A. Prentice and William Saunders --
4. Therapeutic cloning to obtain embryonic stem cells is not immoral / Michael J. Sandel --
5. Stem cell treatments threaten human morality / Paul Lauritzen --
6. Stem cell treatments do not threaten human morality / Susan Squier, Catherine Waldby, and Anita Silvers --
7. Altered nuclear transfer is a moral way to obtain embryonic stem cells / E. Christian Brugger --
Periodical bibliography --
ch. 3. What role should the government play in stem cell research? --
Chapter preface --
1. U.S. stem cell policy is moral / George W. Bush --
2. U.S. stem cell policy is morally inconsistent / Arthur Caplan --
3. The current number of federally approved stem cell lines is inadequate / Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International --
4. The number of federally approved stem cell lines should not be increased / Eric Cohen --
5. Americans favor government support of human embryonic stem cell research / Civil Society Institute/Results for America --
6. Americans do not favor government support of human embryonic stem cell research / United States Conference of Catholic Bishops --
7. U.S. policy is hurting stem cell research in the United States / Gareth Cook --
8. U.S Policy is not hurting stem cell research in the United States / Do No Harm : The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics --
Periodical bibliography --
ch. 4. Are there alternatives to embryonic stem cells? --
Chapter preface --
1. Adult stem cells are more promising than embryonic stem cells / Jean Peduzzi-Nelson --
2. Adult stem cells are not more promising than embryonic stem cells / William B. Neaves --
3. Fetal stem cells are a promising alternative to embryonic stem cells / Business Week --
4. Stem cells should not be harvested from artificially grown fetuses / Robert P. George --
5. Umbilical cord stem cells are more beneficial than embryonic stem cells / Peter Hollands, interviewed by Peter J. Smith --
6. Umbilical cord stem cells cannot replace embryonic stem cells / K. Welte, World Marrow Donor Association --
7. Amniotic fluid stem cells may replace embryonic stem cells / Mary Carmichael --
Periodical bibliography --
For further discussion --
Organizations to contact --
Bibliography of books --
Glossary --
Index.
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9780737736496
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