The Stem Cell Controversy: Debating the Issues

By: Michael Ruse

Stem cell research is headline news. Researchers are eager to move forward, state governments and private foundations are rushing to support it, and the sick and afflicted are desperate for its benefits. Yet powerful forces in our society -- led by President George W. Bush -- find it morally troubling and they are doing all in their powers to restrict its development beyond a very limited scale.Stem cells, which have the remarkable potential to develop...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591024048
• ISBN13: 9781591024040
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Well balanced book that would be useful in the classroom.

The editors give the stem cell debate thorough and thoughtful treatment of the complex issues surrounding the current debate. This would be an excellent book for someone wishing to become familiar with all aspects--social, political, religous, moral, scientific, medical--of stem cell issues. I would highly recommend this book for any college course that plans on tackling such thorny issues as ethics--both medical and scientific. In addition, as both editors are philosophers the book would be well-suited to any introductory ethics class.

Excellent source of information

This book covers the subject from various angles. It is divided into major topics, with articles from various professionals speaking about the topic. A perfect book for those who want to learn the subject or write a research paper.