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Author Devolder, Katrien, 1978- author.

Title The ethics of embryonic stem cell research / Katrien Devolder.

Publication Info. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
©2015

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  174.28 D498E    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description vi, 167 pages ; 23 cm.
Series Issues in biomedical ethics
Issues in biomedical ethics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index.
Contents Introduction : the ethics of embryonic stem cell research -- The discarded-created distinction -- The use-derivation distinction -- Technical solutions -- Compromise and consistency.
Summary Katrien Devolder focuses on the tension between the popular view that an embryo should never be deliberately harmed or destroyed, and the view that embryonic stem cell research, because of its enormous promise, must go forward. She provides an in-depth ethical analysis of the major philosophical and political attempts to resolve this tension.--Provided by publisher
Subject Stem Cell Research -- ethics.
Embryonic Stem Cells.
Embryonic stem cells -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects.
ISBN 9780199547999 (hbk.)
0199547998 (hbk.)
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