CASE STUDY: STEM CELL RESEARCH
Clark Wolf, Director of Bioethics
Iowa State University
jwcwolf@iastate.edu
STEM CELL CASE STUDY: ASSIGNMENT FOR FRIDAY, FEB 2
Find your name in one of the groups below. In the Stem Cell Case Study linked from the
syllabus, read (1) the background material, and (2) the material that is associated with
your assigned group. Come to class on Friday prepared to discuss this material with
other members of your group, and to put together a brief presentation representing the
view of your assigned group.
GROUP 1: COALITION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL
RESEARCH. M. Adrian, N. Crawford, K. Hein, M. Moench, E. Cesar, R. Sippy, S.
Plambeck, N. Schnur, C. Melcher.
GROUP 2: COALITION OF AMERICANS FOR RESEARCH ETHICS.
E. Alexander, A. Dau, J. Kim,R. Nunez, L. Swan, M. Gluesing, D. Smith, C. Pershall.
GROUP 3: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
SCIENCE. D. Boeckmann, K. Eakins, L. Knebel, J. Orosco, B. Thompson, A. Lewis, D.
Hallengren,O. Raval, D. Profilo.
GROUP 4: PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE PRESIDENT’S BIOETHICS
COUNCIL. D Brown, N. Freesemann, D. Kruse, D. Orr, M. Tomlinson, A. Rebling, T.
Cox, A. Subedee.
The case study is linked from the syllabus, but can also be accessed from this URL:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jwcwolf/StemCellStudy/SCCaseStudy.html
You should come to class prepared to discuss the material you have been assigned with
other members of your group, and to prepare a group statement expressing the view of
the interest group to which you have been assigned. Whether you agree with this group
or not, you should make the strongest case you can in favor of your group’s view.