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Politics and Policy in the Stem Cell Debate
Robin Alta Charo
Professor, School of Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Case Against Destroying Human Embryos for Stem Cell Research
Richard M. Doerflinger
Deputy Director, secretariat for pro-life activities, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

The Clinical Importance of Stem Cells
Ron McKay
Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

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Stem Cell Research and Public Policy
John E. Porter
Partner, Hogan and Hartson; Congressional representative (R-Illinois 10th district), 1980-2000

Alternatives to Embryonic Stem Cells
David A. Prentice
Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University

Duties, Freedoms, and Limits: the Ethics of Research in Human Embyronic Stem Cells
Laurie Zoloth
Professor, Department of Jewish Studies, San Francisco State University
(since the event, Laurie has moved to Northwestern and is now Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities, and Director of Bioethics for the Center for Genetic Medicine)