Stem cell research / editor: Justin Healey
- Bib ID:
- 717567
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- Rozelle, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, 2003
- 44 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1876811870 (paperback)
- Series:
- Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 178.
- Summary:
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Regular breakthroughs in the field of stem cell research have brought with them a number of medical and ethical possibilities and problems. Opinion in Australia is divided on embryonic stem cell research - is the use of stem cells a crime against humanity or a cure for human suffering? What are the arguments for and against the use of surplus IVF embryos or purpose-created embryos made using nucleus substitution? Do the benefits of possible cures for a range of diseases outweigh concerns over the destruction of embryos? This book explores the stem cell debate in Australia and recently approved and controversial legislation aimed at establishing ethical safeguards.
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- Chapter 1: Stem Cell Research: Stem cells; Embryonic stem cells; Adult stem cells; Bone marrow stem cells; Stem cells: a primer; Stem cell research and cloning: what you need to know; Stem cells - science answers the questions; Stem cell storage: the facts.
- Chapter 2: The Stem Cell Debate: The ethics of stem cell research are only just the beginning; The stem cell debate: overview of the issues; Stem cell research must be carefully directed and properly conducted; The ethics of research on embryos; Society supports stem cell research; The stem cell debate; Discarding embryos 'morally wrong'; Primitive state of being; Why human research cannot be locked in a cell; Access to embryos promises no miracle cures; A Christian role in stem cell research; Two lives changed forever, but only one backs embryo research; One egg is now a bundle of joy; don't waste the rest; IVF mothers frozen out; Let us debate, not demonise; Senate clears way for research use of human embryos; Rational vote for research; Stem cell researchers hail Senate green light.
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography.
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- Healey, Justin
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