A scholarly treatment of the debate can be found in the book The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition: Moral Arguments, Economic Reality and Social Analysis, co-edited by Sarah-Vaughan Brakman and Darlene Fozard Weaver.

And a Dec. 31, 2008, Catholic News Service feature looks at one committed Catholic couple who would like to adopt frozen embryos and were perplexed by the Vatican instruction.

Christianity Today, the flagship evangelical monthly, in July 2010 posted a forum on the issue featuring essays exploring different approaches to the question of frozen embryos. “Frozen Embryos: First, Help Couples” is by Ellen Painter Dollar, author of a new book about Christian perspectives on reproductive and genetic technology. “Christians need much better resources for ethical and […]

Read a July 17, 2008 Pew Forum research report on the different religious views on stem cell research.

Read an Oct. 31, 2012 article that describes the conflict between stem cell research and religion.

Read a Feb. 15, 2005, USA Today story about how states are struggling to weigh moral values while pursuing legislation to attract stem cell research.

Read an August 24, 2006 article about the advancement in harvesting stem cells from embryos without harming them in Nature.

See a March 24, 2013 ScienceDaily article about stem cells found in amniotic fluid.

See an April 5, 2007, Stateline.org article about three new Democratic governors who have joined six other state leaders in supporting stem cell research.