Introduction -- 1. Human embryonic research is necessary / Terry Devitt -- 2. The potential of embryonic stem cell therapy is exaggerated / Mary L. Davenport -- 3. Human embryonic stem cell research is immoral / Scott Klusendorf -- 4. Human embryonic stem cell research is not immoral / Michael Kinsley -- 5. An embryo should be regarded as a human being / Patrick Lee and Robert P. George -- 6. Banning stem cell research violated human rights / David Holcberg and Alex Epstein -- 7. Stem cell research should be federally funded / Sam Berger -- 8. Embryonic stem cell research should not be federally funded / America -- 9. No form of stem cell research should be federally funded / Ron Paul -- 10. The government must regulate stem cell research / Bernadine P. Healy -- 11. Therapeutic cloning of human embryos should be banned / Wesley J. Smith -- 12. Therapeutic cloning of human embryos should be tolerated / Shane Ham -- 13. Embryonic stem cell research threatens women's health / Pia de Solenni -- 14. Women should be well paid when donating eggs for embryonic research / Ronald M. Green -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.