Author

Contributions

  • Lebacqz, Karen, 1945- - Contributor
  • Bennett, Gaymon, 1972- - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md, Maryland

Language

English

Word Count

64,500 words, Guess

Page Count

258 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

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Classifications

  • DDC174.2/8
  • LCCQH588.S83 P48 2008eb
  • LCCQH588.S83P48 2008

Description

Sacred Cells? takes readers through the twists and turns of stem cell development, providing a brief history of the science and an overview of the competing ethical frameworks people use in approaching the heated debate. Each new scientific advance, from the cloning of Dolly the sheep to the use of engineered cells in humans, had to be carefully considered before proceeding. Rejecting the widely held belief that the ethics of stem cell research turn on the moral status of the embryo, the authors carefully weigh a diversity of ethical problems. Ultimately, they embrace stem cell research and the prospect of increased health and well being it offers. --from publisher description.

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