The Debate Over Embryonic Stem Cells

Embryonic cells should be allowed to be used because of the medical benefits they provide. They can be used to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, traumatic spinal cord injury, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, heart disease, and even vision and hearing loss (nih.gov 2009). There is no problem using them for medical purposes and it is not immoral to use them for this reason. Embryonic cells have the potential to save lives. Therefore, the usage of embryonic cells outweighs the ethical issues.

Through change and uttermost struggle, the people who care about a subject always seem to push through for what they believe in. For the sake of Embryonic Stem Cell research, the advocates tried their best to show the advancements stem cells may withhold, and for the people who disagree with the research, always seemed to put a new light on the subject, simply humanizing the research. Although the destruction of a human embryo is not something many people would view as ethical, it is something that could hold much promise for those who suffer from terminal illnesses (Sherley). When the miracle of assisting those who could not reproduce children through In Vitro Fertilization transpired the world of stem cell research was acquired (Tauer 924).

What if there was a way to cure previously in-curable diseases with the help of something in the very first stages of human life, but thousands upon thousands of lives had to be taken to perfect the use of this material? That is exactly what is happening with embryonic stem cells around the world. Pro-life activists, who originally organized to stop the abortions of unborn fetuses, were most angered with the process of actually destroying an embryo solely for research purposes. However, scientists, such as Dr. Andrew Yeager of the University of Pittsburgh, argue that embryonic stem cells are the future of medicine. “This is really where, I think, so much of biomedicine is going to be going in the twenty

In the past two decades, many technological and scientific advances have been made in order to make life easier for many people who suffer from cancer, disease and sickness. Among these advances there is something revolutionary called stem cells. Stem cells can help restore and regenerate almost all parts of the human body such as the heart, kidney, liver, and many other organs. Although stem cells offer a lot, there are many views against and for stem cells, and among these views lies the debate of whether stem cells should be legalized or not (NIH 2). Stem cells offer exciting new opportunities in the field of science such as regenerating human body parts, but many people are still debating whether or not the use of stem cells is

This source starts by talking about stem cells. Stem cells are the building blocks of every tissue on the human body. The research of stem cells has great potential to show just how effective it can be to heal any wound or disease. While adult stem cells are easily rejected, embryonic stem cells are much easier to use, can treat a greater variety of ailments, and are less likely to be rejected. Despite this, the use of embryonic stem cells are controversial due to the process of receiving them which is to kill a human embryo.

Research into embryonic stem cells holds a lot of promise thanks to its recognized potential to treat a wide range of conditions such as physical trauma, degenerative conditions, and genetic diseases. However, human embryonic stem cell research is a controversial issue for many as the creation of embryonic stem cell line requires the destruction of a human embryo. This ethical dilemma has resulted in research being held back as the debate rages on rather it’s right to use embryos in research. Despite this, embryonic stem cell research should be allowed to continue because of its potential.

Imagine living in a world without cancer, Parkinson 's, or even diabetes. While everyone may wish this is true, people are against a way that researchers can make this possible, which would be by the use of stem cells. There is major controversy on whether or not stem cell research should be allowed, especially when it comes to embryonic stem cell research. Although many consider it to be killing a potential life form, embryonic stem cell research may eventually be acceptable to use because there is consent and a lengthy process to make sure the donor understands what their embryonic stem cells will be used for. That may be viewed as a much better

Embryonic stem cell research has been a heated debate for upwards of 30 years due to the controversial nature of extracting embryos for research purposes. Recently the ban for federal funding to research embryos has been lifted; therefore, sparking even more debate on whether or not embryonic stem cells research is ethical. Embryonic stem cell research is the extracting of embryos in order to conduct research in cell repair and growth. There are two moral principles to choose between: is it used to prevent or help suffering and pain, or should we respect the value of human life? Embryonic stem cell research is considered murder by many. Also, with thousands of embryos preserved in in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics, “it appears that there

The debate over human embryonic stem cells, though quieter as of late, is contentious and strained. In media commentary of the debate, and consequently in the public psyche as well, moral and religious arguments are pitted against scientific research and development. Despite frequent scientific advancements into this relatively young area of research, many still oppose the budding technology. In Democratic nations, this has manifested in a popular effort to use regulation to change the research environment at local, national and international levels. Debate at the state and national level in the United States has focused on the competition between the desires of some groups to codify the majority’s religious values into law and trust that the progression of science will benefit us in the long run (Parthasarathy, 2014). Cultural, historical and ethical considerations are large determinants of regulations in other countries as well. As the science of stem cells progresses, complex regulations will as well. The policy and regulatory environment surrounding stem cells has the capacity to greatly impact the course of future research.

When looking at our reading titled “Declaration on the Production and the Scientific and the Therapeutic Use of Human Embryotic Stem Cells” we learn that the Roman Catholic church proclaims it is morally impermissible to produce or use living human embryos to obtain embryotic stem (ES) cells to produce and then destroy cloned human embryos to acquire the stem cells, or to use the ES cells that others have already derived. In this paper I will address some objections against the churches argument; thus showing that obtaining embryotic stem cells is impermissible.

Many advances in research aimed at alleviating the suffering that comes with these diseases owe its success to embryonic stem cell research, which is why the same should be upheld. However, opponents of such progressive methods of medical intervention and scientific research such as bio-ethicists claim that embryonic stem cell research is unethical since embryos are destroyed in the process (Devolder, 2015). This paper argues for embryonic stem cell research while briefly looking at the opponents’ basis for counterargument. Using demonstrations such as pluripotency, cell stability, and ease of isolation and replication, the paper will complement the argument that embryonic stem cell research

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are stem cells that come from the undifferentiated inner mass cells of a human embryo. These embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning that they are able to grow into all derivatives of the primary germ layers: ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm. These cells usually come from human embryos that are in the early stages of development called blastocyst. These blastocyst have cells that have the ability and potential to become some or many different cells of the body. This of course depending on whether the cell is pluripotent or totipotent. Totipotent cells have the ability to become all cell types. Embryonic stem cells have the ability to grow indefinitely and maintain their pluripotency which can be used to treat or cure multiple diseases but due to the nature of the cells origin the use of these cells is controversial. Much of stem cell research controversy comes from religious based criticism, and the question: what point does a person consider life to begin?

Stem cells and cloning is very controversial in today 's society. Some people believe it’s not a good idea because it destroys embryos (Thomas Berg, 2006). On the other hand, some believe that “the goal is to turn some of these in to embryonic stem cells that would be a perfect genetic match to a sick patient.” (Julia Cort, 2006).

For years individuals have fought through the deadly disease we all know to be cancer. Malignant tumors, are group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade and/or spread to other parts of the human body. There are over 100 kinds of cancers and diseases in this world. Scientists has enlightened the world with a new discovery of treatment for certain diseases by using stem cells. Embryonic stem cells can become all cell types of the body because they are pluripotent. Embryonic stem cells are known to be pluripotent stem cells, which derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early stage preimplantation embryo. Human embryos reaches to the blastocyst stage. The Blastocyst stage is known to be 4 to 5 days post fertilization, which can consist of 50 to150 cells or more. Which can make a difference in the life of many based off of 150 cells. Adult stem cells are thought to be limited to differentiating into different kinds of cell types of their tissue of origin. Stems cells are not known to cure all diseases directly. They can help you with your recovery, also

Stem cell research is the study of basic cells that are grown in laboratories where tests are made to determine the essential properties of the cells. Over the past few decades, stem cell research has become a popular scientific debate and controversy. Stem cell research is still considered to be relatively new technology that is responsible for taking human cells and developing them into 220 different cells in the human body. Stem cell research has the potential to help disease research and management (Murnaghan, 2010). The two most common stem cells that scientist work within animals and humans are embryonic and non-embryonic (“somatic” or “adult”) stem cells (Stem cell basics, 2009). This paper will examine the two different types