TY  - BOOK
AU  - Langwith,Jacqueline
TI  - Stem cells
T2  - Opposing viewpoints
SN  - 9780737757606 (pbk.) :
AV  - QH588.S83 S74295 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Detroit
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Stem cells
KW  - Public opinion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - Presents essays with opposing viewpoints on issues surrounding stem cell research
ER  -