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    The Stem Cell Debate

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    If the inner cell wall of the mass is removed, it prevents the fertilized eggs from developing (“The Great Debate Over Stem Cell Research”). Some believe that human life begins at the moment of conception and that the embryo deserves to be protected. Also, there are some cultures that do not support the use of human life to someone else besides its producer. They also believe that the embryo only has moral rights as a human only after a few months of development (“The Stem Cell Debate: Is it Over

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    The debate on abortion and stem cells   Consider two prominent political issue that can not be solved without taking a position in the moral and religious disputes, lying in their basis. I'm talking about abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Some people believe that abortion should be banned because the abortion results in the killing of innocent life. Others do not agree with abortion opponents and argue that the law should not stand on the sides in the moral and theological debate about

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    Today as never before, scientists are manipulating the machinery of life. The religious debate is swinging and buzzing about when the life begins .Some religious fundamental belief asserts the sanctity of human life even if it is in the embryonic stage. But this fundamental belief clashes when it faces another fundamental to alleviate suffering and cure disease. In Catholic religion. Most of Christian sects claim that the human life begins at conception (the fertilization) and their strongest objection

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    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

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    Embryonic stem cell (ESC) research has caused great amounts of controversy for at least fifty years. This debate tears at the roots of our nation’s morals and ethics. Lawmakers must ask themselves if the unethical research on embryos is worth never finding a cure for diseases that have killed millions of people. While Congress has made many decisions regarding this topic, it seemed to be impossible to please both sides of the controversy; however, with recent decisions and new research, common ground

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    The Great Stem Cell Debate In 1998, President Bill Clinton issued a National Bioethics Advisory Commission to begin to study the question of stem cell research (Stem Cells Fast Facts). Since then many advances have been made and stem cells have been used to aid in the alleviation of several medical conditions such as macular degeneration, bone marrow deficiencies, and growing new sheets of new skin for burn victims (Hug). Even though there is much stigma surrounding stem cell research, the medical

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    Have you ever wondered what stem cells are and why they are important? Have you heard that stem cells are controversial but do not know why? Scientists have been studying stem cells and their ability to regenerate tissues in the body for years. Having the body regenerate itself is not as crazy as it once sounded. Stem cells are very small, immature cells in the human body that are capable of becoming many types of cells. Researchers have been able to find different applications in treating the

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    Embryonic stem cells have the ability to grow into any type of cell that your body contains and can potentially aid in curing diseases and or repair many essential things in your body such as a kidney or a lung. This sounds like an extremely favorable advantage to medical advancements but this subject does summon some intense debates on where the stem cells come from. Embryonic meaning that it comes from the embryo veers many people’s opinion to totally protest any use of embryonic stem cells. Opposing

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    Stem Cell Research Debate

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    Parkinson's disease” (Farrell and Carson-Dewitt) are some of the many diseases that have been treated with the use of embryonic stem cells. Stem cells are cells that have the possibility to migrate to the site of a medical condition and differentiate into cells that can aid and treat the specific condition or disease. The discovery of the isolation of stem cells from embryos was discovered in 1998 by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s John D. Gearhart and the University of Wisconsin’s

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    human stem cells. Since then there have been many controversies and questions regarding stem cell research. What are stem cells? Are there differences in stem cells? What can you do with stem cells? Why should we fund stem cell research? There are a multitude of ways stem cells can be used, other than being the cells we are built on. To answer the first question, stem cells are pluripotent cells, meaning that they can be used to create any cell. With stem cells you can create blood cells, kidney cells

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