Stem cell research : the ethical issues / edited by Lori Gruen, Laura Grabel, and Peter Singer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gruen, Lori.

Grabel, Laura.

Singer, Peter, 1946-

Series:

Metaphilosophy series in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Embryonic stem cells--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Embryonic stem cells.

Embryo Research--ethics.

Stem Cells.

Embryonic stem cells--Research.

Medical Subjects:

Embryo Research--ethics.

Stem Cells.

Physical Description:

viii, 209 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Summary:

The social and political climate surrounding human embryonic stem cell research is constantly changing, as is the science, with new developments occurring at a regular pace. Rapid changes can exacerbate fears, and fears often contribute to sweeping pronouncements and prohibitions that may not, ultimately, withstand rational scrutiny. This collection of essays represents one of the most philosophically engaged and biologically informed discussions of the central ethical issues raised by stem cell research to date.

Contents:

The ambiguity of the embryo: ethical inconsistency in the human embryonic stem cell debate / Katrien Devolder and John Harris

Killing embryos for stem cell research / Jeff McMahan

The moral-principle objection to human embryonic stem cell research / Don Marquis

How is the ethics of stem cell research different from the ethics of abortion? / Elizabeth Harman

Respecting human embryos within stem cell research: seeking harmony / Bertha Alvarez Manninen

Rescuing human embryonic stem cell research: the possibility of embryo reconstitution after stem cell derivation / Katrien Devolder and Christopher M. Ward

The moral status of stem cells / Agata Sagan and Peter Singer

Oocytes for sale? / Lori Gruen

Human-animal chimeras: human dignity, moral status, and species prejudice / David DeGrazia

Why no compromise is possible / Torbjörn Tännsjö.

Notes:

"First published in Metaphilosophy 38, nos. 2-3 (April 2007)."-- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781405160629

1405160624

OCLC:

155756599

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