Reviews for Beside the Golden Door: Policy, Politics, and the Homeless

The average rating for Beside the Golden Door: Policy, Politics, and the Homeless based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-01-28 00:00:00 Alan Hitching This book is hard to rate because it's a collection of articles based on the morality of stem cells. It is interesting to see some of the arguments used to support the different views, but one in particular stands out: The Moral Argument Against Embryonic Stem Cell Research Is Flawed by Toby Ord. Taken from his article "The Scourge: Moral Implications of Natural Embryo Loss" Considering nature's disregard for embryos, it is hard to fathom their sanctity. But I would encourage you to read the article and form your own opinion.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-02-25 00:00:00 Trevor Wayne An excellent overview of the medical/social/intellectual/cultural history of intersex people and bodies from 1600-2000 in the United States. Good intersection with race, gender, and sexuality. I was surprised that trans issues didn't come up as much - I know they're different topics, but there's certainly a lot of intersection in terms of both surgical technique and people who transitioned genders as adults. This may come from a desire to keep these two identities firmly separate in the reader's mind, but I think that bringing in trans issues and clearly delineating their overlaps and differences in-text would have been valuable. With such careful attention paid to other intersections, this seemed like a gap.