Stem Cell Research: Pros And Cons

Stem cells make up every organ and tissue that reside inside the human body. These cells help to regenerate and replace defective tissues and cells that are injured and destroyed within our body everyday. Former President, George W. Bush, felt so strongly opposed to the development of this research that he cast the first veto of his presidency when Congress tried to broaden the scope of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. In this veto he stated that, “This bill crosses a moral line that I and others find troubling.” (1)

There are pros and cons to stem cell transplants. I believe the pros outweigh the cons in stem cell research and is very beneficial in the end. Stem cells provide potential for finding treatments and cures to diseases including different cancers, diabetes, spinal cord injuries, Alzheimer's, MS, Huntington's, Parkinson's and more. Embryonic stem cell research is one of the most controversial researches.Recently there has been a success with the research, “Professor Mats Brannstrom, carried out the first womb transplant in 2014 which allowed a Swedish woman to give birth to a healthy baby boy. Since then he has undertaken nine more procedures resulting in a total of five births.”

For years, scientists have been using stem cells to help cure diseases and research different illnesses that come from deformed cells. In recent years, however, a debate has risen over where we should get these stem cells from. Because of the way stem cells are helping sick individuals and furthering research, the use of stem cells shouldn’t be stopped. The sources from which stem cells are acquired, however, should be limited. While acquiring adult stem cells is completely safe and productive, using embryonic stem cells is unethical in the way they are acquired. For this reason, the use of adult stem cells should be allowed, but the use of embryonic stem cells should be banned.

patients become greatly disappointing and disheartening and leads them to seek elsewhere. In a study that interviewed patients and their families after receiving stem cell therapies, one subject wrote, “The Chinese doctors are better than Canadian doctors, Canadian doctors are greedy, they work for the rich, but the Chinese doctors are happy to help, they are more responsible to their patients, and more professional” (Masters). Although whether a doctor decides on performing unproven therapies does not directly correlate with their skill, it does reflect on how they view their patients. Doctors who ensure treatment efficacy for their patient’s safety may be viewed as “greedy” or “unprofessional” for refusing care, but this viewpoint is a

I am going against stem cell because it say it cure injuries and diseases but why haven't have doctors usd this to cure diseases? There isn't any real proof that says that they cure diseases. Anti-abortion groups also oppose research on stem cells derived from aborted fetuses. They reject the argument that since abortion is already legal and women will have them, that stem cells should be used from aborted fetuses because they would otherwise go to waste.Experience is already showing how a tragic coarsening of consciences accompanies the assault on innocent human life in the womb.

Stem cell research ands it’s funding have caused a lot of controversy over past decades. But is the use of embryonic stem cell research bad or good for the humans? There are many religious groups out there that say it’s destroying human life and should be illegal and there's people that say it can help cure cancer and other diseases in the future that we have not even discovered yet. Stem cells can have the potential to turn into many different cells. They serve as repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replace cells. When a stem cell divides it has the potential of becoming a different cell or remaining a stem cell. Here are only a few religious groups that state if they oppose or agree with use of embryonic stem cells.

Stem Cell Research is becoming more popular in today's time. Throughout this essay I will discuss and support how it can save lives; but also the pros and cons of the research. I believe that this could be the start of something new. In today’s society the peoples have different perspective on stem cell research; such as murder or why destroy to create better. As a medical ethicist it is my job to inform you about how this research could change the future.

Pros of stem cell research is the fact that it can cure diseases, and possibly provide a cure for some cancers. The cons of the therapy is that it takes a life to do it.

A controversy type of research would be stem cell research due to the fact it involves the development and the destruction of the human embryos. Scientists have divided the topic of stem cells into many aspects in order to obtain a method of testing and to expand more knowledge on stem cells.

Stem cells have been a topic of huge controversy in recent years. Many people are opposed to them due to reasons such as religion or ethics. The research of stem cells is still limited and even though they are not widely accepted, they have proven to be extremely helpful.

Imagine if your life was as perfect as it could get; pursuing your wildest dreams, no financial problems, loving friends and families who supports you, not worrying about the limitation of your body… but one day, were told that you have an incurable illness or an injury that will leave you permanently paralyzed. Luckily amazing new scientific discoveries could change that. Today we are on the brink of a new age in medicine, all because of the cells inside us. It’s called stem cell research and it could be the first step in medical revolution where we’ll be able to heal our bodies of any illness. Unfortunately, due to the controversies surrounding stem cell research, the government is unwilling to help and remain neutral with sides.

). To opponents, stem cells are harvested to make tissues and organs for others from embryos farm just like corn when it is harvested, collected and shipped. To opponents, embryonic stem cells research is like the selective breeding of people that resulted from the ethical slippery slope of the human eugenics. To opponents, women’ eggs are used as factories and human embryos are used as raw materials. On the other hand, to proponents, stem cells are the stringent component for repairing the engine of life. To proponents who support the United States’ stem cells research, Europe and Asia have made United States left behind the competition unless it shifts quickly to grab the science for its own advantages. To proponents, it is better for embryos to contribute for the development of medicine instead of the death or the deep freeze’s fate that is waiting for them by Bush policy (Furcht, 92-93).

People tend to choose opposing sides in a good argument or debate but in reality, the truth is found in the middle. The opposite sides are a formation of distinct opinions that humans make for a simple black and white answer. We can see this in many different debates such as the constant stem cell development or if schools should have uniforms, but even in the running of our democratic republic government.

If you had a friend who was paralyzed, or a relative with Alzheimer's, wouldn't you want them to be magically healed? Many scientists believe they found a cure. Stem cell research is a very controversial issue everywhere. Stem cells are found in fetal tissues and can turn into any type of cell known in the body.

Since their discovery in the 1980s, stem cells have been considered one of the most exciting concepts in the scientific community. Stem cells represented untold implications for medicine, and for the last three decades researchers have continued to explore the many opportunities stem cell research has to offer. Today, the future of stem cells is still bright, and scientists are closer than ever to successfully implementing their clinical applications. However, stem cell research remains a highly controversial topic that raises many questions regarding the constitution of personhood and the creation and destruction of human life. These ethical considerations have been a frequent and unfair obstacle to research efforts. Stem cell research is one of the most groundbreaking developments in modern science and medicine, and while the ethical implications must be addressed as the new era of regenerative medicine emerges, it would be a great injustice to allow these questions to impede research. Stem cells are the future of medicine, and the opportunities stem cell research represents must continue to be explored in the coming years.