The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, by Katrien Devolder

April 17, 2015

(Times Higher Education) – Bioethics is in an age of renaissance. In this thoughtful consideration of an important issue in the field, Katrien Devolder embraces the challenge of darting between disciplines to offer articulate and lively insight into the workings and context of embryonic stem cell research. As an academic bioethicist with experience in the clinical setting, it is important to me that context and morality are married. Devolder’s book accomplishes this task nicely, beginning in the introduction with a consideration of the potential use of embryonic stem cells (if not the embryo as a whole) for the alleviation of pain and disease.