moral and ethical aspects

Presents differing viewpoints on the issues of genetically engineered foods.

Discusses the usage of atomic bombs by the United States in World War II and President Harry S. Truman's decision to launch a nuclear attack on Japan, examining the morality of the decision, and exploring the relationship between nuclear weapons and the start of the Cold War.

Reviews opposing arguments regarding the death penalty, including whether or not it is just, deters murder, and is applied fairly.

Argues that parents should undertake genetic intervention to enhance their children's lives, outlining capabilities within genomic science, covering safety issues and questions of parenting and justice, and examining the religious implications of gene modification.

Provides a collection of essays that offer varying viewpoints on the subject of hunting,covering such topics as whether it has a role in wildlife maintenance, how it has been affected by technological innovations, and whether it is a form of cruelty to animals.

Contains articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to stem cells, discussing whether stem cells will cure disease, the ethical and moral questions surrounding stem cell research, the role of the government in stem cell research, and alternatives to embryonic stem cells.

Provides an overview of issues associated with cloning and contains primary source quotes and statistics on related topics, including cloning animals, the ethical aspects of the science, embryonic stem cell research, and policies.

Provides eleven articles that offer personal, political, and professional perspectives on both sides of the abortion debate.

A collection of controversial essays that debate the issues of suicide including whether or not suicide is immoral, what causes some to consider suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and how suicide can be prevented.

Presents twenty-one essays on the controversial subject of cloning and discusses its history and early experiments in cloning, the issues over human cloning, and future cloning developments.