moral and ethical aspects

A collection of controversial essays that debate various aspects of the abortion issue.

Highlights both sides of the controversial abortion debate, with presentation of the ethical, political and legal views espoused by the pro-choice movement and the anti-abortion camp.

Presents fifteen essays that debate the issue of abortion including when human life actually begins, the abortion pill RU-486, partial-birth abortion, and human embryo experimentation.

Profiles an advertising campaign for Autotrader, a British motoring publication, to explore how the Internet, multi-channel TV and other new media are altering the nature of advertising.

Explores the competition between the food industries and discusses how that competition influences the health and nutrition of Americans.

Provides contemporary and historical information, including statistics, on several aspects of genetics and genetic engineering, including genetic processes, evolution, genetic disorders, the Human Genome Project, cloning, biotechnology, ethical issues, and public opinion.

Contains twenty-four essays that present the opposing viewpoints in genetic engineering, including how it affects society, ethical considerations, genetically modified crops, and the ability and need to regulate it.

Provides an overview of the technology and history of cloning and presents arguments for and against human cloning.

Discusses human stem cells, medical applications, commercialization of human stem cells, stem cell problems, and ethical and legal issues, and presents overviews of related topics, including eukaryote cells, recombinant DNA, gene therapy, the Belmont Report, the Gelsinger investigation, and clinical trials.

Contains twenty-six essays that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to the U.S.-led war on Iraq in 2003, debating whether the war was justified, the role of the U.S. in Iraq, the type of government Iraq should have, and the country's prospects for the future.