Compiled by Kristen Hessler
khessler@iastate.edu
For the Biotechnology Outreach Education Center
Iowa State University
In this activity, you will break into groups to review various ethical positions on stem cell research. All groups will read the introductory material from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Then each group (NIH, CAMR, President Bush, Do No Harm) will read its own group’s statement on stem cell research and fill out the questionnaire (PDF file). We will then convene to discuss each group’s ethical views on stem cell research and their arguments for their views. Each group will be asked to select a representative to present their group’s views and arguments.
After completing this activity, participants will be able to:
a. Identify common positions in the debate about the ethics of stem cell research;
b. Analyze ethical arguments;
c. Formulate, defend, and discuss productively with others their own views about
the ethics of stem cell research.
Introduction:
"Embryonic
Stem Cells: Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison"
National Institutes of Health (NIH):
"Stem
Cell Basics"
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR):
"Fast
Action!"
The White House: President George W. Bush:
“Remarks
by the President on Stem Cell Research”
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
Nature:
“Focus
on Stem Cells”
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