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Overview
How did scientific and medical research on something smaller than a period at the end of a sentence come to such prominence in American political life? Embryonic stem cells are a cluster of about 150 cells that form after the joining of an egg and a sperm. The stem cells at the center of the cluster have the potential to become specialized cells that could one day benefit millions of Americans. Few areas of public policy have such far-reaching implications. This fact alone accounts for the remarkable level of information and sophistication by the broad general public. Confounding the traditional polarized politics of the country previously dominated by anti-abortion and pro-choice politics, the politics of stem cell research may be redrawing the contours of public life. New political partnerships have been formed across party and ideological lines. Unusual and remarkable collaborations between scientists and patients have created a deeply informed constituency as advocates for the research. Rarely has a so-called cultural or value issue broken through the reflexive ideologies of left and right, conservative and liberal, as has the politics of stem cell research.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780275990381 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 11/30/2006 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d) |
About the Author
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.
What People are Saying About This
Patti Davis
"Stem Cell Research: Promise and Politics makes it clear that the promise of stem cell treatment lies not in the halls of politics, but in the hearts of people. No government can stand in the way of hope."
Patti Davis, author of The Long Goodbye, a book about her father's struggle with Alzheimer's disease and the care that her mother, Nancy Reagan, provided during the various stages of this horrific disease.
Robert Goldstein
"From its inception the debate about support for stem cell research has been a mixture of science and politics. Solo and Pressberg make an eloquent case that the discussion should not be left either to scientists or politicians alone but rather should include a vocal and informed public-after all, the public has the largest stake in the outcome of this debate. They have defined a new role for public opinion--active, intelligent, and outspoken--and significantly raise the bar and define the potential role for public advocacy in future debates about other complex issues."
Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
"From its inception the debate about support for stem cell research has been a mixture of science and politics. Solo and Pressberg make an eloquent case that the discussion should not be left either to scientists or politicians alone but rather should include a vocal and informed public-after all, the public has the largest stake in the outcome of this debate. They have defined a new role for public opinionactive, intelligent, and outspokenand significantly raise the bar and define the potential role for public advocacy in future debates about other complex issues."
"Stem Cell Research: Promise and Politics makes it clear that the promise of stem cell treatment lies not in the halls of politics, but in the hearts of people. No government can stand in the way of hope."