What Is Stem Cell Research Ethical

Embryonic Stem cells have led to a very long line of discussion. Whether to see it as immoral not to pursue research or immoral to pursue research, it is nonetheless very difficult to discuss. Questions are uncovered during this debate, for example, Is killing possible life (Embryos) lesser or greater than saving the already living, such as people with incurable diseases? The debate goes deeper and deeper into moral judgment and it doesn't matter whether you are religious or not in this argument because in both cases it is a life. But what if it didn't have to be a life? Further forms of research may be used to help save lives both from people who have incurable diseases and the embryos. If such research can be formed without a moral block, performance of such research should not be delayed. The possibility to save loved ones is incredible, to do so without victimizing women for embryos and killing those embryos, which could possibly behold life, only to maybe

Stem cell research, one of the most exciting and controversial ethical issues in medicine today, continuously makes headlines with new developments. This topic concerns medical professionals, scientists, ethics forums, and even politicians, but many people do not know what to conclude from the controversy surrounding it. Dr. Elizabeth Crouch1, a genetics professor of the Biomedical Science Department of Texas A & M University, argues that it is vital that students entering medicine be educated about the ethical issues surrounding stem cell research. She explains:

In the U.K over 70% of the population supports stem cell research but yet it continues to be held back by legislation why is that (Parkinson’s UK)? Stem cells have proven potential to save thousands of lives yet some people still doubt their probability. Although many people believe that Embryonic Stem Cell Research is unethical and should not be allowed to continue. Embryonic Stem Cell Research is ethical because the embryos are usually 5-14 days old therefore making them have an absence of most of the human characteristics and embryos that are aborted are just going to die anyways and lastly because embryonic stem cells have the potential to cure several diseases and increase the lifespan of humans.

In the past decade, stem cell research has gained popularity in the biomedical field. Many scientists believe stem cells could be the breakthrough tool that is necessary to change the way we understand medicine. The same scientists feel stem cells, embryonic in particular, open the door for many opportunities to cure diseases that are otherwise known as incurable. However, the benefits of embryonic stem cell research do not outweigh the value of a life that never gets to begin. While there can be benefits to stem cell research, embryonic stem cell research is unethical because stem cells can be found in other places, the research is not always effective, and it ultimately destroys a human life.

This day in age disease, infection, disorders and mysterious syndromes are more present now than ever. */***You forget to wash your hands after using the restroom? You just spread viruses like E.Coli and put someone 's life in danger*/***. But in a world full of diseases that are seemingly becoming harsher and more resistant to conventional treatments, answers to the latest ailments are popping up in the form of miniscule pieces biological tissue called stem cells. Stem cells are pluripotent cells that are present in all living organisms and have pi

Stem cell research has already identified potential diseases it could combat against; from Cancer to Alzheimer’s, Diabetes to Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis to Huntington’s, and possibly many more. With such a wide array of possible beneficial outcomes of further researching stem cells, is it ethically sound? Or is this putting too much power in the hands of our scientist, who some believe are “playing god”? It is quite evident that there are great possibilities from further researching stem cells, but at what cost?

While stem cell research holds the potential to contribute to the development of many cures and treatments. Human embryonic stem cell research is ethically controversial because it involves the destruction of an embryo after stem cells are extracted. The destruction of the embryo brings up the complicated dilemma of whether the destruction of the embryo is unethical, as it involves the issue of whether the embryo has the right to its life. The basic argument is that an embryo is a potential fetus and is an innocent human being (Lernser, 2013). To some opponents of stem cell research, the destruction of an embryo means that a potential fetus and ultimately a potential human being were killed; therefore, this act and the research effort behind

“If a life is lost, we tend to feel differently about it depending on the stage of the lost life” (Embryonic Stem Cell Research: an Ethical Dilemma). A fertilized egg that has not reached or has not been implanted in the uterus does not necessarily define that it has life. To be more precise if an embryo certifies to have moral status, then we must look through the stages of development before the life's birthed. It takes six days for an embryo to reach the uterus for implantation. In after fourteen days the start of the nervous system will then develop. Following this stage would be the phase of which the body becomes premature and then birth. According to Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, believed that life did not start after three stages. He defined those stages as vegetative, animated, and intellectual. People started to believe with Aristotle that life of a human being did not begun till after these three stages. This belief concluded for many that “ an embryo did not become human until after birth, and this idea has influenced public perception and dialogue ever since” (Panno). One can argue that if it is not a fact when an embryo is considered a human then why eliminate their chances from having the potential to become one? Blastocysts, from where the embryonic stem cells are derived from, contains a high failure rate of 75 % in which it can be lost through the process of implantation by natural causes. About “more than half of fertilized eggs are lost due to natural causes” (Panno) and so it should not be agonized in the fact that early embryos are used for research. As for embryos that have reach the womb, implanted in the uterus for fertilization, fourteen days or conception, then and there applies the issue when the embryo contains of human characteristics. As blastocysts, embryos do not really have the status of anything as a part of someone’s body, when it has reached

The question that has been asked so many times, is stem cell research ethical? To argue ethics over this topic, one must first know what a stem cell is.Stem Cells are “cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods in culture and to give rise to specialized cells” (Stem Cell Basics: Introduction). The National Institutes of Health say that stem cells are distinguished for two different reasons. The first is “they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division, sometimes after long periods of inactivity” (Murnaghan). The other is they can be induced to become tissue- or organ-specific cells with special functions. In some situations they can repair and replace worn out or damaged tissues. The two different embryonic stem cells and non-embryonic "somatic" or "adult" stem cells. The controversy lies in whether or not using embryonic cells is ethical.

For a few decades, although mostly within the past fifteen years, medical teams have relished in the research of stem cells, especially embryonic stem cells. The fascinating potential associated with these cells is intoxicating, and scientists across the nation are eager apply their findings towards curing diseases and saving lives. Yet despite all of the excitement, many people are uncomfortable with the topic. From its inception, stem cell research has consistently sparked ethical conflict. Although many types of stem cell research should certainly be allowed, embryonic stem cell research is absolutely wrong and should be prohibited.

While extremely helpful and innovative, stem cell research is seen as controversial and morally questionable. The main ethical dilemma behind stem cell research is that embryonic stem cells do come from aborted fetuses and many do not agree with abortion or the use of aborted cells and see this as morally wrong. Personally, I believe stem cell research should be used and supported due to all the benefits it could provide for human health and advancements in modern medicine. By utilizing and further exploring this research method, scientists could potentially find cures and treatments to diseases that are currently incurable and infecting the human population. Stem cell research would ultimately be helping people who are fatally ill and help

Joe Davis, Jr. was only an infant when he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. At eight months old, the doctors told Joseph and Darlene Davis, Joe Jr.’s parents, “their son may not live to his teen years” (The Joe Davis, Jr. Story). Soon after receiving the bad news, Darlene came home to find her home pregnancy test results were positive. The pregnancy was the Davis family’s miracle because new treatments had concluded that adult stem cells from the umbilical cord could cure sickle cell anemia if the blood was a match. When Joe Davis, Jr. was two years old, the doctors began the treatment. After a round of chemotherapy to kill off the diseased cells, the stem cells were injected into the young boy. Since the transplant, Joe Jr. has “not a

Many issues that have arisen with stem cells are mostly ethical. For many, the act of using human embryotic stem cells for research – no matter its age – is unsettling, but the solution that has risen for us is the possible development of an iPS cell to a human embryo; if this is ever completely the case then the main issues that have caused the halt of the research, and for it to be ethically/morally incorrect would be ridden.

We are entering a brave new world where one can grow a heart in a petri plate then go on to surgically putting it into a real living boy who desperately needs it. This sounds like a tale of fiction. However now, scientists are currently working to produce such organs that save lives and obviate the usual failure and feared rejection by the recipient’s body. Stem cell research has traditionally been perceived to be horrific when it destroys a living embryo itself in the process. However new sources and methods are thought to be the solution to stem cell and organ formation, especially since scientists use different way to go about the production of the stem cells. Various methods are now nearly usable and even in place in the last several years alone. Stem cell research is a viable growing field of interest.

Stem cells have shown a lot of potential to cure many life threatening diseases like Diabetes, Heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and many others. The use of stem cells can highly benefit a lot of people’s lives and improve their health. Stem cells can be implicated into society in the near future, only a few more tests need to be done. They will have a huge impact on society and it will change the way the world uses medical assistance.