Embryo Arguments

The topic of abortion is heavily debated. One of the major controversies surrounding abortion is whether or not the embryo is a human life and able to receive the same rights as any other human. Is the embryo mentally developed enough to be considered as a human life? It is medically proven that after conception, the human brain takes many months to develop, so the “personhood” of a fetus cannot begin until about the seventh month.

Imagine a world where having a baby was like looking through a menu at some fancy restaurant. Imagine being able to choose how a baby will look and act. As mind-boggling as it sounds, scientists and researchers came across an unbelievable discovery: it is possible to design and edit a baby however a person may like. Hanson asserts that personality, gender, appearance, intelligence, hair color, and height can be changed using technology that was originally used for animals (Hanson). These babies are called designer babies. Phillip Ball, a science writer, claims that it is possible to change the genetic makeup of an unborn baby using bio-technology. However, these changes can have more negative effects than positive. Although most countries have not legislated the use of genetic modification, studies have been done on human embryos in China (Ball).

Abortion has always been a touchy subject and the pro-choice and pro-life debate has been a very controversial debate for many years and there hasn’t really been any clear cut answers surrounding this issue. One of the toughest things to figure out has been whether the embryo or fetus deserve human rights. An embryo is the third stage of the prenatal development which is called the embryonic period, and this stage lasts from two weeks to eight weeks after conception. (webmd.com, 2009). A fetus occurs during the fourth stage which is called the prenatal period, and this stage lasts from the second month throughout the ninth month and it is during this period that organs begin developing and the gender can be identified and other physical features begin to develop such as eyes opening and closing, nails, and hair begin to form on the fetus.

Claims that may be criticized. Although I do fully agree with Manninen when she states that embryos are human, but they are simply in a different developmental stage than the rest of us, I feel that the potential for cognitive abilities and intellect may also be argued. Who’s to say this embryo may or may not want to donate tissues or organs when they are older? For this reason it can be confusing to prohibit the use of embryos on these

Human progression is a key motive in the field of science and technology. New techniques and designs are made to improve the general welfare and life span of human beings. However, development requires risks and those risks may have deadly effects on future generations. One such debate is over genetic engineering and creating “Designer Babies”. The ability to alter any trait an offspring may possess.

When an embryo should be considered an actual human has a variety of answers, “some have sought to reject that the early human embryo is a human being, according to one view, the cells that comprise the early embryo are a bundle of homogeneous cells that exist in the same membrane but do not form a human organism because the cells do not function in a coordinated way to regulate and preserve a single life”.(Siegel)

Incurable and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and cancer cause death of millions of people annually. Scientists use drugs to treat symptoms, but they don’t have effective therapies for cure these diseases. Embryonic stem cells have treatment potential due to their pluripotent characteristic, which means that they can develop into any cell of the human body. Some people oppose embryonic stem cell research since they think it violates human rights and thus should not be allowed to pursue. However, embryonic stem cell research is ethical since five-day-old embryos lack most of the human characteristics, embryonic stem cells have the potential to cure degenerative diseases, and they are better to other kinds

Imagine a world where diseases, bad behaviors, flaws can be screened out. Instead, choosing babies physical appearance, certain traits that contribute to how the child turns out, becomes the norm – imagine the designer baby. With the rapid advancement of technology, the chance of designer babies coming to reality is increasing every day. “Designer babies”, an interesting, yet, very controversial subject in the science field. A more scientific term for this is “genetically engineered babies (GEB)”, infants who certain traits are chosen through a variety of scientific methods. In the United States, GEB has been used to prevent and detect medical conditions such as Down’s syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and different types of cancers (Alleyne, 2012). However, when it comes to using it for aesthetic traits that parents want their children to have, it’s a completely different story.

Lee and George support their argument by providing three important facts that differentiate a human embryo is, in fact, a human being. First, they say that sex cells and somatic cells are part of a larger organism while the human embryo is a complete or whole organism, though immature (14). Secondly, they say that the embryo is human and has all the characteristics of a human being but the sex and somatic cells are genetically and functionally different because they cannot develop

The most famous argument anti-choice believer’s use is that the fetus is a human being, and all human beings have a right to life, forcing abortion to be viewed as murder. The idea that tissue growth is not considered human life, cannot be argued fairly as pro-life supporters base their fight on a pure emotional stance, and emotions can’t be argued or debated. Factual evidence can disprove this emotional belief of tissue growth amounting to a human life form. A fetus cannot survive on its own until after birth, it depends on the woman for life. Born beings on the other hand can survive dependently. The “right to life” isn’t the same as the “right to use”, meaning another being can’t use the body of another without the consent of the independent

There are some scientists in the US trying to make embryos that are part human and part animal. The goal of the embryos (chimeras) is to help people with a range of diseases. The problem is the ethical issue. Some worry that the making of the embryos takes away from the sense of humanity that humans have. (At the time of the article) The National Institute of Health stopped funding for the project until the ethical issues were taken care of. Even after that, some scientists carried on with funding from other sources. Pablo Ross, a reproductive biologist at UC Davis, showed how he was trying to make a pancreas that could be transplanted into those with diabetes. So there are a few steps that Ross took to make this happen. The first is to remove

It's true that this stem cells cure damaged cells. But it comes with a price. Why kill embryo to cure other human being. We should consider that that embryo is another human too. There should be another alternative as always. We should start thinking and try to come up with another solution, so that both the embryo and the person could survive.

I against the use of stem cells. I think life begin at fertilization, embryo has the potential to develop into a human being. The destruction of single embryo can not be justified. It is immortal to destroy one life to save another. The embryos should have basic rights and deserve protection. Although an embryos don’t have the characteristics of people, it is a human being in the embryonic stage, same as a child in the child stage of human being. The use of embryonic stem cell takes away the chance of an embryo to become a human being. In addition, there have been very few success examples of embryonic stem cells to cure diseases. The cells can’t grow into the same human being they would have if the embryo was left alone, so I think the embryos

A woman has a right to her own body is an idea more and more women are realizing, but that idea ignores the unborn child's right to his or her own body. Never, in modern times, has the state granted to one citizen the right to have another killed in order to solve their personal, social, or economic problems. The embryo is its own being that should have it's own rights to protect it. The zygote is a unique genetic being.

Why do people have children? Children are born to make families whole and to carry on the legacies of their parents as the next generation. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to conceive a child of their own. This may sometimes be due to health reasons or fertility. Moreover, every parent loves and strife to protect their children from the dangers of this world and always do whatever is necessary for the sake of their children. Consequently, some researchers of genetic engineering have developed a procedure that could be used to modify babies as embryos to prevent them from inheriting some diseases from their parents. Even though this might sound like