Includes bibliographical references and index.

Presents essays with opposing viewpoints on issues surrounding stem cell research.

What is the therapeutic potential of stem cell treatments? Embryonic stem cells can cure diseases / Cody Unser ; Embryonic stem cell cures are still years away / Michael Fumento ; Adult stem cells are already curing diseases / Jean Peduzzi Nelson ; People should be wary of overseas stem cell clinics offering cures / Michael Brooks ; Desperation forces sick people to risk overseas stem cell treatment / Aaron Saenz -- Is stem cell research moral? Embryonic stem cell research is immoral because embryos have moral status / Robert P. George and Patrick Lee ; Embryos do not have the same moral status as people / William Saletan ; The moral argument against embryonic stem cell research is flawed / Toby Ord ; The debate about embryos and stem cell research may be coming to an end / Arthur L. Caplan and Pasquale Patrizio ; Induced pluripotent stem cell research is more ethical than embryonic stem cell research / Andy Lewis ; Induced pluripotent stem cells present ethical concerns / Matthew Hoberg ; The morality of stem cell research is linked to politics / Peter Steinfels -- What kind of embryos should be used for embryonic stem cell research? Excess IVF embryos should be used for stem cell research / Maude Rowland and Kirstin Matthews ; Excess IVF embryos should not be used for research / Thomas Berg ; Truly sincere opponents of embryonic stem cell research would also oppose IVF / Michael Kinsley ; Opponents of embryonic stem cell research can be truly sincere and still compromise on IVF / Ross Douthat ; Therapeutic cloning can provide patient-specific embryos for stem cells / Ann Carroll and Suzanne Kadereit ; Creating embryos for research is wrong / Christian Life Resources -- What role should the government have in stem cell research? Federal funds should be used for embryonic stem cell research / Laura Bothwell ; Federal funds should not be used for research that destroys embryos / Adam Keiper and Yuval Levin ; George W. Bush's stem cell policy was right / Charles Krauthammer ; George W. Bush had the wrong stem cell policy / Jeffrey Hart ; Barack Obama has the right stem cell policy / Arthur Caplan ; Barack Obama has the wrong stem cell policy / P. J. O'Rourke ; The FDA must ensure stem cell safety / Steven R. Bauer ; The FDA should not regulate stem cells / Jeff Morris.