| Contents |
The ethical prehistory of stem cells -- From science to ethics in a flash -- Working within the research standards framework -- Three contending frameworks for stem cell ethics -- The embryo protection framework -- The human protection framework -- The future wholeness framework -- Ethical smoke and mirrors in Washington -- The hidden theology behind the international debates -- The Vatican's strong stand -- The Vatican and embryology -- The Vatican argument in a cracked nutshell -- Leon Kass, protector of human nature -- Jewish and Muslim bioethics -- The terror of the chimera -- Justice and the patenting controversy -- The spiritual soul and human dignity -- The ethics of the ethicists -- Theologians say "yes" to regenerative medicine. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007052094 |
| ISBN | 9780742562882 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0742562883 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780742562899 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0742562891 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
