Stem Cells (Opposing Viewpoints) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0737757604 ISBN 13: 9780737757606

Publisher: Greenhaven, 2011

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Editor Jacqueline Langwith compiled a series of compelling essays in a for-or-against sequence that debate the controversies relating to stem cells. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate the therapeutic potential of stem cell treatments, whether it is moral, what kind of embryos should be used for embryonic research, and what role the government should play. Essay sources include Christian Life Resources, Jean Peduzzi Nelson, Arthur L. Caplan, Pasquale Patrizio, and Laura Bothwell.

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From the Opposing Viewpoints series, this book presents essays, speeches, and articles that offer different opinions on issues related to stem cells. Twenty-eight entries appear under four broad topics: the promise of stem cells to cure diseases, the ethical questions raised by stem cell research, the role of government in that research, and alternatives to the use of embryonic stem cells. Preceding each viewpoint is an introductory summary and a list of three questions that readers are advised to consider as they read. Adding a textbook-like note to the presentation, the questions vary broadly in scope, and their usefulness is not always apparent. And since the questions are not differentiated from the essays themselves by typography or any other means, readers may be unsure exactly where the main text in each section begins. Some high-school students will find the reading challenging, but for others this is an accessible and thought-provoking book. A glossary and an annotated list of organizations are appended. A useful book for students researching stem cell issues for papers or debates. Phelan, Carolyn

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenhaven
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0737757604
• ISBN 13: 9780737757606
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Langwith Jacqueline