

SCIENCE
AND HEALTH – BIOETHICS LINKS
Organ
Transplantation (Vol
187)
Organ & tissue donation in Australia; donor registration & family
consent; ethics & research involving xenotransplantation (use of
animal organs & tissues).
Genetic
Modification (Vol
203)
Development & regulation of genetically modified organisms in Australia;
GM debate over health & environmental impacts of genetically modified
crops & food.
Agribusiness Association of Australia:
www.agribusiness.asn.au
Agrifood Awareness Australia Limited: www.daff.gov.au
Australian Conservation Foundation: www.acfonline.org.au
Biological Farmers of Australia: www.bfa.com.au
Biotechnology Australia: www.biotechnology.gov.au
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Australia:
www.affa.gov.au
Animal
Rights (Vol
206)
Animal rights; animal testing & experimentation debate; animal use, exploitation
& welfare issues.
IVF and
Surrogacy (Vol
209)
Assisted conception in Australia; infertility & IVF procedures; IVF – attitudes
& ethical issues, including sex selection & 'designer babies'; ethics
of surrogacy.
The Abortion
Issue (Vol 213)
Extent of abortion in Australia; abortion laws; teenage pregnancy;
unplanned pregnancy options – parenthood, adoption,
termination; decision & counselling issues; the abortion
debate – pro-choice vs pro-life arguments.
Cloning and Stem Cell Research (Vol 265)
The
latest breakthroughs in human therapeutic cloning & stem cell research
The practical & ethical issues raised by this research
This book explains the differences between reproductive & therapeutic
cloning, adult and embryonic stem cells, & presents arguments for &
against therapeutic cloning & the use of human embryos in stem
cell research.
ABC News in Science: www.abc.net.au
Australasian Bioethics Information: www.australasianbioethics.org
Australian Academy of Science: www.science.org.au
Australian Family Association: www.family.org.au
Australian GeneEthics Network: www.geneethics.org
Australian Science Media Centre: www.aussmc.org
Australians for Ethical Stem Cell Research: www.cloning.org.au
Better Health Channel: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Biotechnology Australia: www.biotechnology.gov.au
Human Cloning Foundation (USA): www.humancloning.org
International Bioethics Committee: www.unesco.org/ibc
myDr:
www.mydr.com.au
Parliament of Australia: www.aph.gov.au
Southern Cross Bioethics Institute: www.bio-ethics.com
Stem Cell Research Foundation (USA): www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org
World Health Organization: www.who.int