moral and ethical aspects

Provides an overview of the technology and history of cloning and presents arguments for and against human cloning.

Discusses human stem cells, medical applications, commercialization of human stem cells, stem cell problems, and ethical and legal issues, and presents overviews of related topics, including eukaryote cells, recombinant DNA, gene therapy, the Belmont Report, the Gelsinger investigation, and clinical trials.

Contains twenty-six essays that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to the U.S.-led war on Iraq in 2003, debating whether the war was justified, the role of the U.S. in Iraq, the type of government Iraq should have, and the country's prospects for the future.

Contains nineteen essays that examine issues related to euthanasia, looking at euthanasia and suicide in ancient and modern times, examining related legal battles, and providing opposing viewpoints on the ethics of euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Contains twenty-three essays in which authors debate issues related to medicine, discussing the problems confronting American medicine, whether alternative medicine is effectiveness, the benefits of new medical technologies, and the future of medicine.

Presents twenty-three articles that argue opposite perspectives on issues affecting developing nations, discussing globalization, the responsibilities of industrialized nations, and democratization.

Contains twelve essays in which the authors present opposing viewpoints on the question of whether or not abortion should be restricted.

Contains thirteen essays that debate the scientific, moral, and ethical issues surrounding the prospect of human and animal cloning.

Contains twenty-six essays in which various authors debate issues related to animal experimentation, discussing animal rights, the ethics of animal experimentation, methods of experimentation, and other options.