Please read the first picture and answer the second picture. Hope you can answer correctly,thankyou! types of specialized cell (e.g. muscle, nerve, liver). It is expected that in the future these cells will be able tocauses its destruction). In culture the embryonic stem cells can be induced to differentiates into severalmass of undifferentiated cells. During this stage the cells are totipotent, i.e. they are each able to give riseFollowing fertilization, a human egg divides several times during the first few days to produce a sphericalMaria and Faculdade Medicina, Univ. de Lisboa, Portugal; Peter Whittaker, National University of Ireland,By: Donald Sakaguchi, Neuroscience Program, lowa State University, USA; Heloisa G. dos Santos, Hospital S.PERFORMANCE TASK:Bioethics @IOWA STATE UNIVERSITYThe Orphan Embryos: A Case Study in Bioethicsireiand.Background Information:o an embryo. In the next stage some ofthe cells of the embrvo give rise to what is called the inner cell mass.iese celis are referred to as embrvonic stem cells, (Removal of the cells from the embryo at this stagebe used for treatment of degenerative diseases (including Parkinson's disease) and some injures.Case Study:ive years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Smith were presented to an in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic in their local hospital.Aftera number of attempts, eight eggs were successfully fertilized. Three of these were implanted and eightmonths later Mrs. Smith gave birth to twins, but only one baby survived. The Smith's requested that thesurplus embryos be frozen for póssible further implantation at a later stage. No further possibilities for useof the embryos were suggested at this time by the hospital staff.Tragically Mr. and Mrs. Smith died in an automobile accident one-year later. Two years after this the IVF cliniCtried to contact the couple to determine their wishes concerning the disposition of the frozen embryos, andat this stage learned of their deaths. In the hospital there was a research group actively researchingtherapies for Parkinson's disease. They had álready presented a proposal to the hospital ethics Committeeto be allowed to use stem cells derived from frozen embryos for research in Parkinson's disease therapy andthe project had been approved.The director of the research team approached the IVF clinic to see whether they had surplus frozen embryosthat they might use. The head of this clinic offered the surplus Smith embryos to the Director of the researchteam. Questions:Answer each question in order before proceeding to the next question.Do you see any ethical concerns associated with this situation (yes/no)? Please list some of yourconcerns in the space provided.2. If you had been a member of the Ethics Committee would you havę supported the use of embryos toproduce embryonic stem cells for research into Parkinson's disease?3. Construct a valid ethical argument either for or against the destruction of the human embryos toproduce stem cells. If your group did not agree on the answer to question 2, write arguments bothfor and against.1.

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Yes, there are some ethical concerns for using embryonic stem cells for the purpose of research.…