- Cogle, Christopher R. "An Overview on Stem Cell Research and Regulatory Issues." Mayo Clinic Proceedings 78.8 (2003): 993. EBSCO. Web. 4 Sept. 2009.
- Cutting Through the Spin on Stem Cells and Cloning. Perf. Rev. Dr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk. National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2005. DVD. This DVD goes in-depth to explain stem cell research ethics and applications. Recommended for everyone.
- Hall, Stephen S. "Stem Cells: A Status Report." Hastings Center Report (2006): 16-22. EBSCO. Web. 10 Sept. 2009.
- Human Stem Cell Research and Cloning. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2006. Print. This pamphlet shows the Catholic Church's view on stem cell research.
- Wagner, Viqi. Biomedical Ethics (Opposing Viewpoints). New York: Greenhaven, 2007. Print.
These sources were invaluable in my research and provided great insight into the main issues and ethics of stem cell research. I first used the articles (#1 and #3) to get an overall view of the issues. I then delved into specifics, such as cloning, different applications, and stem cell types, with the books (#5) and the incredible DVD presentation (#2) by Rev. Dr. Pacholczyk. I also attended a seminar by Rev. Dr. Pacholczyk in which he specifically addressed the ethics of stem cell research. Finally, I evaluated the Church's ethical and moral perspective on the issue with a small, yet informative pamphlet (#4). These sources were then compliled to present a comprehensive view on the ethical discussion of stem cell research in my paper titled Exploring Bioethics and the Controversy Surrounding Stem Cell Research.
Your eagle metaphor really made me see your argument in a different light. There should be laws protecting humans in every stage of life.
ReplyDeleteHey man I really enjoyed your blog and the presentation was great. I thought the layout of your blog was easy to follow with great visuals and a fitting background. All in all i do support stem cell research based on the fact that so much good can come from it.
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Spencer Stevens
Your arguement is very well presented, and it's nice that you do not focus so greatly on the religious factor of it can be very straight forward about the scientific nature of stem cells. I wonder how though, if using the embryos for research, and i have even heard a great deal of anger toward using the umbilical cord, how is it expected for more research to be done. Though I do agree that this fountain of youth theory is unnecessary I think that if contained using this research to aid the lives of those less fortunate is a noble cause.
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