The human embryonic stem cell debate: science, ethics, and public policy

1. Science and Background of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

2. Human Embryonic Stem Cells: A Primer on the Technology and Its Medical Applications / Thomas B. Okarma

2. Human Embryonic Stem Cells / James A. Thomson

3. Stem Cell Debate in Historical Context / John C. Fletcher

II. Raising the Ethical Issues

4. On the Ethics and Politics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research / Erik Parens

5. Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Comments on the NBAC Report / Francoise Baylis

6. NBAC's Arguments on Embryo Research: Strengths and Weaknesses / John C. Fletcher

7. Beyond the Embryo: A Feminist Appraisal of the Embryonic Stem Cell Debate / Suzanne Holland

III. Angles of Vision

8. Stem Cell Research - A Jewish Perspective / Elliot N. Dorff

9. Ethics of the Eighth Day: Jewish Bioethics and Research on Human Embryonic Stem Cells / Laurie Zoloth

10. Roman Catholic Views on Research Involving Human Embryonic Stem Cells / Margaret A. Farley

11. Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Possible Approaches from a Catholic Perspective / Michael M. Mendiola

12. Embryonic Stem Cells and the Theology of Dignity / Ted Peters

13. Some Protestant Reflections / Gilbert Meilaender

14. On the Elusive Nature of Respect / Karen Lebacqz

15. Ethical Issues: A Secular Perspective / Ernle W. D. Young

IV. Public Discourse, Oversight, and the Role of Research in Society

16. From the Micro to the Macro / Thomas A. Shannon

17. "Expert Bioethics" as Professional Discourse: The Case of Stem Cells / Paul Root Wolpe and Glenn McGee

18. Stem Cells: Shaping the Future in Public Policy / Margaret R. McLean

19. Leaps and Boundaries: Expanding Oversight of Human Stem Cell Research / Cynthia B. Cohen

20. Jordan's Banks: A View from the First Years of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research / Laurie Zoloth.