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Title:
Stem cells / Jacqueline Langwith, book editor.
Author:
Langwith, Jacqueline.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
Call Number:
QH588 .S83 S74295 2012
Abstract:
Presents essays with opposing viewpoints on issues surrounding stem cell research.
ISBN:
9780737757590

9780737757606
Series:
Opposing viewpoints

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
What is the therapeutic potential of stem cell treatments? Embryonic stem cells can cure diseases / Embryonic stem cell cures are still years away / Adult stem cells are already curing diseases / People should be wary of overseas stem cell clinics offering cures / Desperation forces sick people to risk overseas stem cell treatment / Is stem cell research moral? Embryonic stem cell research is immoral because embryos have moral status / Embryos do not have the same moral status as people / The moral argument against embryonic stem cell research is flawed / The debate about embryos and stem cell research may be coming to an end / Induced pluripotent stem cell research is more ethical than embryonic stem cell research / Induced pluripotent stem cells present ethical concerns / The morality of stem cell research is linked to politics / What kind of embryos should be used for embryonic stem cell research? Excess IVF embryos should be used for stem cell research / Excess IVF embryos should not be used for research / Truly sincere opponents of embryonic stem cell research would also oppose IVF / Opponents of embryonic stem cell research can be truly sincere and still compromise on IVF / Therapeutic cloning can provide patient-specific embryos for stem cells / Creating embryos for research is wrong / What role should the government have in stem cell research? Federal funds should be used for embryonic stem cell research / Federal funds should not be used for research that destroys embryos / George W. Bush's stem cell policy was right / George W. Bush had the wrong stem cell policy / Barack Obama has the right stem cell policy / Barack Obama has the wrong stem cell policy / The FDA must ensure stem cell safety / The FDA should not regulate stem cells
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