Richards, Robert J.; Pynes, Christopher A.

The Stem Cell Controversy : Debating the Issues

President George W. Bush on Stem Cell Research 9(6) Editors' General Introduction Michael Ruse and Christopher A. Pynes 15(8) PART 1. THE SCIENCE OF STEM CELLS Editors' Introduction 23(48) 1. Stem Cells: A Primer National Institutes of Health 27(10) 2. The Language Really Matters Jane Maienschein 37(18) 3. Can Old Cells Learn New Tricks? Gretchen Vogel 55(6) 4. Adult Stem Cells A Positive Perspective Sidney Houff 61(4) 5. "Parthenotes" Expand the Debate on Stem Cells Rick Weiss 65(6) PART 2. MEDICAL CURES AND PROMISES Editors' Introduction 71(28) 6. Paralyzed Mouse Walks Again as Scientists Fight Stem Cell Ban Katty Kay and Mark Henderson 73(4) 7. 60 Minutes II, Holy Grail Carol Marin 77(6) 8. Human Stem Cell Research and the Potential for Clinical Application National Bioethics Advisory Commission 83(10) 9. Fetal Neuron Grafts Pave the Way for Stem Cell Therapies Marcia Barinaga 93(6) 10. Promises of Stem Cells Kept Leigh Shoemaker 99(8) PART 3. MORAL ISSUES Editors' Introduction 107(4) 11. The Stem Cell Slide: Be Alert to the Beginnings of Evil Michael Novak 111(6) 12. Research with Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Ethical Considerations Geron Ethics Advisory Board 117(14) 13. Ethics and Policy in Embryonic Stem Cell Research John A. Robertson 131(30) 14. The Ethics and Politics of Small Sacrifices in Stem Cell Research Glenn McGee and Arthur Caplan 161(8) 15. The Ethical Case against Stem Cell Research S ren Holm 169(18) 16. Stem Cell Research: The Failure of Bioethics Don Marquis 187(12) 17. Public Stem Cell Banks: Considerations of Justice in Stem Cell Research and Therapy Ruth R. Faden, Liza Dawson, Alison S. Bateman-House, et al. 199(26) PART 4. RELIGIOUS ISSUES Editors' Introduction 225(2) 18. Patients' Voices: The Powerful Sound in the Stem Cell Debate Daniel Perry 227(4) 19. The Stem Cell Controversy Ted Peters 231(8) 20. Stem Cells and the Catholic Church Aline H. Kalbian 239(12) 21. Testimony of Abdulaziz Sachedina Abdulaziz Sachedina for National Bioethics Advisory Commission 251(8) 22. Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An Intercultural Perspective LeRoy Walters 259(26) PART 5. POLICY ISSUES Editors' Introduction 285(2) 23. A Time for Restraint Frank E. Young 287(4) 24. The Politics and Ethics of Human Embryo and Stem Cell Research Kenneth J. Ryan, M.D. 291(10) 25. The Basics about Stem Cells Maureen L. Condic 301(10) 26. Locating Convergence: Ethics, Public Policy, and Human Stem Cell Research Andrew W. Siegel 311(18) 27. Stem Cells: Public Policy and Ethics Cindy R. Towns and D. Gareth Jones 329(14) 23. Ethical Consistency in Embryonic Stem Cell Research Simon Clarke 343(4) FURTHER READING 347(2) GLOSSARY 349(12) CONTRIBUTORS 361