The Promise and Politics of Stem Cell Research
Pam Solo, Gail Pressberg
0-275-99038-9/978-0-275-99038-1
Description
Explains the politics of the battle over whether the United States will take part in the most exciting and promising medical research of our time.
Reviews:
-
Whatever constitutes one's point of view about embryonic stem cells, everyone agrees they are at the center of strong and emotional debate. Solo and Pressberg, president and stem cell advocacy specialist respectively at the Civil Society Institute, note how political reactions to the means and intentions of this research has recreated politics aside from traditional ideological and party lines and created some hitherto unlikely partners. They also describe the new ways in which researchers, patients, and those who feel they may be potential patients are advocating for government funding.
—SciTech Book News
-
There is a growing and grassroots demand for action at the federal level on stem cell research. This is a core lesson of the 2006 mid-term election: People want this research to go forward and politicians will be rewarded for taking a clear and unambiguous stand on the issue. This reflects the fact that stem cell research is not a 'right' or 'left' issue--it is something that mainstream America wants to see happen.
—PR Newswire
About the Author
Pam Solo
is President and Founder of the Civil Society Institute, an action-oriented think tank that works for social change. CSI focuses on science policy and climate change through innovative strategies and partnerships. She is the author of
From Protest to Policy: Beyond the Freeze to Common Security
(1988) and was awarded a MacArthur Prize Fellowship for her work in 1989.
Gail Pressberg
is a Senior Fellow at the Civil Society Institute, where she develops the Institute's stem cell advocacy program. With the American Association for the Advancement of Science, CSI initiated the first study and working group on the ethical policy options for stem cell research.
Name:
Organisation:
Address:
Postcode:
Country:
Tel:
Email:
Signature:
Date:
Cheque enclosed £ _________________________
(make cheques payable to Harcourt Education)
Charge credit card:
VISA
Mastercard
American Express
Switch Issue Number _________________________
Card Number:
Expiry Date:
ISBN
Title
£ Price
Qty
£ Total
0-275-99038-9
978-0-275-99038-1
The Promise and Politics of Stem Cell Research
£27.95
Postage: Free to the UK trade. UK £3. Europe* £6. ROW* £10.
*Overseas by airmail, please request quotation for alternative such as courier.
Postage and Packing
Total
Post to:
Marston Book Services Ltd
160 Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4SD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1235 465500
Fax: +44 (0)1235 465555
E-mail:
enquiries@marston.co.uk