• The Biotech Ethics Blog
• "Stem Cells: A Pluripotent Challenge," by Chris MacDonald, Ph.D. (40 kb PDF file) (as appearing in BioScan Vol. 13, Iss. 4, Fall 2001. BioScan is the newsletter of the Toronto Biotechnology Initiative)
• Genetics & Ethics (very popular site; resources compiled by Bryn Williams-Jones)
• Canada's Stem Cell Network: Ethical, Legal, Social and Policy Issues
• DoNoHarm
  (from The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics)
• Stem Cell Research and Applications: Monitoring the Frontiers of Biomedical Research 
  (a report of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute for Civil Society)
• Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research

• Summary

• Volume I

• Volume II
  (Report and Recommendations of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, dated September, 1999)

• Cell Research and Applications: Monitoring the Frontiers of Biomedical Research
  (Produced by American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute for Civil Society, November, 1999)
• "Should federal funds be used in research on discarded embryos?"
  (Debate in Physicians Weekly)
• Stem Cell Research
  (From The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity)
• "Research for Clinical Use of Embryonic Stem Cells: Risks and Opportunities," by Axel Haverich
• "Stem Cell Research, The Law, Ethics And Common Sense", 
• Biotechnology: Ethics and the Industry (from Industry Canada)
• Biotech Ethics Bookstore
• Stem Cell Articles, at Bioethics.net
• Biotech Ethics (academic research project)
• Stemcells: Testimony & Background Materials (President's Council on Bioethics)

Regarding Advanced Cell Technology's Nov. 25 announcement that they'd cloned a human embryo in order to harvest stem cells:

• The Ethical Considerations, by Ronald M. Green, writing for Scientific American (Green is chair of the ethics advisory board of Advanced Cell Technology)
• The Ethicist's New Clothes By William Saletan writing for Slate (this article is from August, before ACT's announcement, but is relevant)'
• Here's a website on Research Ethics (ethics in human subjects research) and a blog on research ethics.

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The following articles are not about stem cells, but about a related issue...

• "Should Human Cloning be Permitted?", by Dr. Patricia A. Baird
• "Yes, Human Cloning should be Permitted", by Chris MacDonald, Ph.D [Note: this article is not really in favour of cloning...it's really just a plea for better arguments!]

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