Should we continue to research and experiment with embryonic stem cells?
Unwanted embryos put to use!
The embryos which are used in embryonic stem cells are those of which have been unwanted by their mothers and would have been aborted. This research allows scientists to cure diseases such as Alzheimer disease and diabetes by putting to use an embryo which would have been aborted. This is beneficial to us all and i think it should be continued. The work is allowing us to continue on developing ahead medically and this shouldn't be stopped because of some moral issue regarding the quality of life, when the embryo would have been aborted.
Posted by: AnonymousThere are little-to-no downsides to researching and experimenting with embryonic stem cells, and they hold the promise of astonishing medical breakthroughs in the near future with further research.
With money, time, and embryonic stem cells from embryos that would otherwise have been discarded and wasted, medical researchers have the opportunity to find cures for some of the human race's most deadly and puzzling diseases. Embryonic stem cells offer a new weapon in the medical arsenal against disease, discomfort and early death. It is in our species' best interest to research and experiment with stem cells.
Posted by: enygmaticalI support stem cell research. I believe the benefits greatly out weigh the moral issues associated with it.
Stem cell research holds way too many disease healing possibilities to be ignored or pushed to aside because of overzealous religious fanatics. Stem cell research has been linked to finding cures and prevention of many illnesses, including--but not limited to--Cancer, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Cerebral Palsy, MS, and Paralysis. Furthermore, the research involves using embryonic stem cells which would have otherwise been destroyed, and so it should not involve any moral conflicts.
Posted by: TaraThiSURE! Religion is outdated! Hasn't saved anyone...but killed MILLIONS! So why do we have to listen to the outdated system?
Religion is nothing more than a control system, for the mentally weak!
Totally outdated today, as even today, it kills millions...yet fails to save one life!
We really shouldn't let something so crucial stop us from saving REAL lives!
We should consider than each living person is a real person ....whereas embryos are normal cells, like any cell that dies each day.Posted by: AnonymousI do not think embryonic stem cell research is unethical.
There must be a threshold to what is considered human and non-human. It is simply my belief that a fetus has not yet reached this threshold. Embryonic stem cell research stands to provide a plethora of medical benefits for those afflicted with a wide variety of diseases. As such, the progress of science through embryonic stem cell research should not be halted.
Posted by: AboriginalKing28With this new research we can do almost anything, growing new organs, blood, fixing spinal injuries, etc.
With the base product of the correct organ, the stem cells can just change directly into the correct organ, no extra technology or bi products needed. We can save lives through this, replacing lungs after they have lung cancer, no more chemo therapy needed. No more having to find someone with the correct blood type, we can re-grow it ourselves for blood donations. We can also fix spine injuries. Lab rats have had broken spinal columns, through the power of stem cells we were able to fix them all together. I have even heard of a rat that was given human stems cells and it grew a human ear on its back, it wasn't functional, but we could do it. Soon this could be functional and the opportunities are endless, we could have gills, wings, or scales. Of course we should have stem cell research, the government could revolutionize not only health care, but the human race as well.
Posted by: AnonymousWe should continue research and experiments with embryonic stem cells because it could save lives.
Progression in medicine is only natural and as long as it is carried out in a humane way, there are many advantages that could come from this research. This science could be used to help cure paralysis or to grow new limbs or other body parts that someone has lost in an accident.
Posted by: SauBauerI suport stem cell research
Stem cell research can further/ better the human experience, cure diseases such as cancer, Huntington's, Parkinson's, etc. Also, the embryonic stem cells used in research are left over from surgeries which people go into willingly, such as for a change of gender.
Posted by: AnonymousLife for life.
A woman has over 400,000 eggs in her uterus. The average birth rate in the United States is 2.1 per woman. Therefore, the ratio from wasted eggs to babies born is a 1:200,000. The 399,998 eggs unused could be put forth to save the actually babies that are born.
-Max.SPosted by: AnonymousStem cell research is very important in the fight to cure diseases.
Stem cell research could possibly hold the cure to hundreds of diseases that kill millions of people each year. Continuing stem cell research may be our best bet on finding the cause and cure for many horrible diseases, such as cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Posted by: ClosedUlysses75The moral question here would be "When do we consider a developing life to be a human being?".
Clearly we need guidelines in place to keep us from destroying or torturing human beings. But an embryo is NOT a human being. It does not feel, it does not think. It doesn't matter that it has potential to become a human. It's not. No one is being made to suffer, and no one is being killed. People are, however, suffering and dying from a variety of illnesses that we could put an end to with stem cell research. So the moral question here really is "Should we allow our own fantasies and superstitions to cause people to die?" Well I guess it wouldn't exactly be the first time....
Posted by: AnonymousStem cell research is good!
I believe stem cell research is good because just imagine one of your loved ones are dying and you know you can do something about it- what would you do? Would you use stem cells or let him or her die? Also it is not a developed human yet, it is a cell that has not entered the uterus. Stem cell research also holds many possibilities for curing diseases, injuries, and physical disabilities.
Posted by: SciencesNot Yet a Life
At the stage of which the cells get taken away, they are just a bunch of cells that have not decided what they're meant to do/be yet. If we have the technology to take these undecided cells out and help so many others around the world from disabilities and other things why have we not done it yet? In my opinion we should take this technology and thrive in it and help all of those people who need it.
Posted by: AnonymousOne For All
It benefits the society as a whole and all it takes is just a fetus and/or an unwanted baby. It can cure diseases that we cannot for a long long time now. Are you saying that we should just abandon all those people who are ill and this is the only solution?
Posted by: AnonymousScientific breakthrough and no good moral reason not to
Stem cell research can be expanded to cure almost anything and make us understand cells more. Anyone who goes against it for a religious reason is dumb because they think it is "Murder" with their definition they believe not giving a child a chance is murder. With their definition it would mean that not having a child whenever you could would be "Murder". The "child" that is the embryo isn't close to living, it is just a jumble of cells, would removing a gallbladder be murder to them?
Posted by: AnonymousThese are not embryos. They are from in vitro fertilization. These are eggs not embryos. Other things are used as well. Umbilical cord blood is used.
In addition to extra eggs from vitro fertilization sometimes umbilical cord blood and placenta. In other words the material in the mother that helps the baby grow. Umbilical cord blood is extracted after a healthy baby is born. The mother and baby goes home. Parents don't take the umbilical cord and the placenta home because there is nothing to do with it. Within Cord blood and placenta many cells have been found including embryonic cells.
Not embryo's, eggs. I am a Stem Cell Research and Treatment Advocate and have been for the last 12 years. A long struggle to finally get this research that has so much promise. Children and adults have waited for this research for a long time. Children have suffered and died waiting for this research. Other medical research has not found cures for any of the suffering debilitating diseases.
I contacted President Obama to be their voice and the critical stem cell research we need to find the cures. Too many children suffer with Cerebral Palsy and Autism trapping them in their own little bodies. Children with Muscular Dystrophy and other diseases that rob their lives. Adults with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, MS, COPD. etc. President Obama is a great President. He looked at items I sent him and he made the stand to fund and move this research forward. It was a great day. I received emails from the Parkinson's Association, Alzheimer's Association, American Cancer Society, Disabled Children, and others. Every email said"We Won" Thank God for President Obama.
While many were so happy, a group of hateful people attacked President Obama for doing the best thing he could do for this country. Hope and cures. That is when I found ALEC. ALEC is funded by corporations and they fund Republicans. They are also Anti Choice.
This research should have began 15 years ago. We only got it to start in 2011 when the Supreme Court upheld President Obama's Executive Order. Finally the research is going on. They are getting good results on many things. All of the diseases including blindness. It will take a while to get clinical trials and get this research validated. At least we are finally going forward and I hope soon children that are robbed of a childhood and suffer. Cures for them.
I will not let ALEC or someone else take it away. I am a Christian. I care a lot about people and have always tried to help others. I made a Vow to God that I would give all I have to get this research to help his children. I don't have to tell you anything about my Vow with God and why.
We needed this research earlier. I still receive emails from all of the Associations all with the Subject "We need Cures Now Susan". Before the election all were fearful that Mitt Romney would win so I got all of their anxiety. They were so fearful that this research finally going forward would be outlawed by Mitt Romney. It is not unethical.
I would like you to spend a lot of time with children that suffer and their parents. Spend time with them. They are more important than an egg. I did spend time with them and their parents. We need the cures and I know all are waiting because of the constant communication from them.
Susan PaterackiPosted by: AnonymousThe world, current and future, needs medical advancement; any of us,or loved ones, can be the beneficiary.
There has been considerable advancement in stem cell research. There has been a demonstrated efficacy of medical advancement and the potential is enormous. Regeneration of body parts is not an impossibility in the future. The University of Wisconsin has stem cell lines from which various advancement in medicine have been made including in treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Posted by: NedCarStem cell research is important.
Although embryonic stem cell research is unethical in the sense that it depreciates the possibillity of a new life from forming, it is highly crucial in the field of science today. Several of our tissues are highly complex and delicate, yet crucial to survival. Such tissues include nervous tissue and muscular tissue. Damage to these tissues can severely minimize the quality and meaning of life and so does to this day for millions of people. The destruction of a life which has begun to live is often far more solemn than the destruction of a life which has yet to step into this world.
Posted by: AnonymousI am all for stem cell research because it will aid many people with diseases.
Although embryonic stem cell research is opposed by religious groups and conservatives, it is a valid solution to disease. Millions of people are suffering everyday from diseases that are incurable. I myself have arthritis. I am in pain everyday. Why should we not take all the necessary precautions to stop these diseases? Embryonic stem cells are easily mold-able to mimic the cell makeup of almost any type of cell, providing cures for diseases that would otherwise be incurable.
Posted by: jeffdanielsI have type 1 Diabetes
I was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes when I was 15 (1998) and I have SUFFERED with it ever since and the notion that I have suffered and will continue to do so until I die simply because of superstitious religion really makes me angry. Especially when it comes down to embryonic stem cells. So because of people who believe in something that is still up for debate.....A being that is already dead BUT can give back someone their life but cannot because of people who are in essence insane really bother's me to no end. Get with it people....BE christians and not hypocrites......HELP people.......Don't make them suffer for NO GOOD REASON!!! Shame on those people.
Posted by: tattoo400I support researching and experimenting with embryonic stem cells, because it can lead to the discoveries of several cures for diseases.
Many of the embryos used for research are going to waste because the parents do not want to use them anyway. Scientists are then using something that would die anyway to research human life and diseases. This can then lead to cures to all kinds of ailments, including cancer. There is so much promise in the field of embryonic cell research, and it should continue.
Posted by: TMaciasIt is more immoral to deny medical advances and cures to save lives than to kill embryos.
Embryos are NOT living human beings. They do not have feelings, thoughts, or opinions and therefore cannot logical be considered people. An embryo does not start developing into a fetus until implanted into a woman's uterus. Killing embryos is the same thing as choosing not to get pregnant. You are not denying someone a future life because they are not even a thought.
Posted by: AnonymousWe shall continue stem cells research since it may help in curing diseases.
It is good to continue embryonic stem cells research and experimentation. Rome is not built in a day. Few of initial failures are bound to occur but it has potential and may be helpful in curing the disease and make many surgeries easy. Whatever can open the new gates is definitely going to be a positive exercise in the long run.
Posted by: TownMasoThe continued research and experiment with embryonic stem cells is very important to the future of the human race.
The continued research and experiment with embryonic stem cells is very important to the future of the human race. Further research can unlock ways to combat diseases and other ailments that the human race cannot combat with current methods. These ailments include many cancers that are currently untreatable. Research can also provide ways to restore human body parts as well.
Posted by: Maximus WaltonPut Yourself in my Shoes
I'm physically handicapped, deaf, kidney failure, and a bad colon. All these problems limit me from joining daily activities, which is depressing. I always have a smile on my face, but I believe that someone else should have a second chance at living a healthy, problem-free life. People should be able to follow their dreams without being held back.
Posted by: AnonymousIt should be a choice.
People have a right to choose what they do. The law should not be able to restrict your option. Some people are against it because of religion and some because they see it as dangerous and unethical. I see it as dangerous and a threat to a potential child's life and I don't know if I would do it if I could. That's also not saying that people would want to do it to help science. Some people don't feel bound by their religion or their moral code to not do it so it's not a big deal. It would take away their right as an American to choose. I think it's right to not have any government funded organizations do this as it would drive up our spending which we already have a problem with. However, I think it's ok if people want to seek a private entity for this. It's their choice and I just urge that if they are having this procedure done, they read up very fully and become very informed with the risk reward. Other than that, it is up to them.
Posted by: AnonymousIts Not Injust
The fetuses that would be used for embryonic stem cell research are already dead. Its not as if the fetus will still live when taken out, why not use them to save lives.
If anything it's far worse to throw away the fetus and use it for nothing. No good would come out of that, and if you think about it the fetus is become a part of another life.Posted by: AnonymousYes, because embryonic stem cells have the capability to save millions of lives.
Embryonic stem cells are one of the most promising things we have to study right now in the cancer research field. It easily has the potential to save millions of lives, when it is figured out how to be used properly. I understand why many people may have moral objections, and do not think it should be publicly funded, so that we do not breach the obvious moral code that some people have against this.
Posted by: BryanPetersonNot actually a human life
Usng stem cell research does not involve a life being taken in my opinion it is just a clump of cells being used. Once the cell enters the uterus then it will be considered a life but until then it is not. Prove to me that it is a life then I will believe until then I DISAGREE with the statment.
Posted by: AnonymousAn embryo is NOT a human being
The opposition continually argues that we should not use embryonic stem cells because it is murder. Here's a news flash. A human embryo is no more a person than the fried egg I had for breakfast was a chicken. Both are un fertilized (the embryos used are stimulated by chemicals and electrical impulses), and both are no more than a soup of organic matter without thought, personality, or even the lowest level of instinct. It is disgraceful and shameful that the opposition would prioritize a dead lump of carbon over a real person dying of a real disease. If you believe that God is the almighty healer, then stop getting flu shots and stop taking Advil. Besides, who cares what an embryo might become? An embryo has potential to become a human being. I have potential to become the richest, most powerful man on the planet. Neither of the former should be treated as something it's not. If you still support the opposition, come join my army and help me conquer the world. Why not? I have the potential to...
Posted by: noah364This could save lives and improve people's living standards!
I know that there are some ethical issues with this, but people should be able to see past them when told it could save or improve lives! Cells split 1-2-4-8-16 etc. If in between the four and eight cell stage in IVF, the scientists can collect half. One half can become a child and the other could cure Alzheimer's, cure the paralyzed or even more. Think of the technology and things it could cure! People saw the benefit of IVF and abortions, why not this?
Posted by: Hannah_BananaThe Real Issue Here:
The real issue here is that some people still believe they can tell a woman what to do with her body. It's her right to decide to abort a child, and by making the decision to donate those stem cells, she not only makes a great contribution to science, but might possibly save a life someday. Maybe the life of a child she is ready to have, down the road, or her own life. Or any of yours. You can't tell a woman what to do inside her own body. You can't make her keep a child, and the aborted fetus serves a valuable purpose this way.
Posted by: AnonymousReligion should stay out of science.
This is the future of the human race, and those who don't support it will soon be picking up stem cells from the pharmacy. I understand that you don't want to kill undeveloped babies, but I don't see why you would want to stop the advancement of the human race. It is fate and WILL happen so your argument is invalid.
Posted by: AnonymousI agree with continuing research and experiment with embryonic stem cells.
The research and experiment with embryonic stem cells should continue, because it has so much potential and could help so many people around the world, on many fields of medicine. Many embryos are discarded already when doing in vitro fertilization, so these embryos could be used for research purposes, without attacking ethical issues.
Posted by: IandbardeIBenefit those needing help
Stem cell research is beneficial to all those who have physical and internal disadvantages. Think of all those people who have never experienced life to the fullest because of problems that are inflicted upon them not because they did something wrong but because they were born unlucky. We have no control over defects we are born with but we now have the power to help those with currently "incurable" diseases and defects.
Posted by: AnonymousIt's like taking a hair from your head
But that hair could eventually regrow you an arm. It doesn't hurt the baby and there is next to no risk. That baby will then be able to survive otherwise fatal wounds by simply regrowing what was lost. We should continue research in order to save the lives of children and adults everywhere.
Posted by: AnonymousStem Cells Can Be Collected Without Destroying Embryos.
There is a possible way to harvest embryonic stem cell without destroying it. Using en vitro fertilization is the best method to extract the embryonic stem cell. Overall, we should accept the facts and the potential benefits that embryonic stem cell research can do for human beings. It is the future.
Posted by: AnonymousIt will help many people
Imagine. Imagine you're sitting there, in a hospital, with your child lying in front of you dying from a disease or illness that can be treated by stem cells. What would you do? Would you allow your child to die in front of you knowing that there is something that can be done, yet you don't want it to be done because you think it is morally and ethically wrong? How can you sit there and watch them die because you think it wrong? Stem cells can help so many people across the world if only we had enough people to go and support this cause. We can stop suffering and pain, everywhere!
Posted by: AnonymousEmbryonic stem cell research should definitely be allowed!
Because stem cells are capable of replacing cell tissues that are damaged or destroyed, these research can lead to the discovery of new medical treatments that would help a lot of people who are suffering. And religious beliefs should not be considered in here, because isolating embryonic cells is not murder! Embryonic cells are just cells and nothing more, and if they can be used for helping real people to cure disease, of course stem cell research should be allowed! Doesn't religion say that we need to help people?? Well isolating embryonic cells (this is not murder!) is the best way to o this! I think if scientist will be allowed to do more research on stem cells, maybe they can use their experiments and find out how to cure diseases like cancer, AIDs and other that are big problem today.
Posted by: naknarStem cell research is needed to advance treatment for several deadly diseases.
There are so many people on this earth who get cancer, MLS, AIDS, Parkinson's, just to name a few. Scientific research has shown such promise using stem cell research that it is imperative that we continue to see what types of solutions can be created. Many women (including myself) have done IVF as a means to get pregnant. Many of the embryo's are not used for implantation and are destroyed. These can be used for scientific study. No human lives are lost, however many could be saved. I wish everyone who opposes this research would step away from their morals and consider the bigger picture, saving lives.
Posted by: M Albert 103
We should not experiment with stem cells as they are taken from foetuses which are human beings too.
Just because an embryo is not a fully formed baby does not mean it does not have life. The moment a foetus is conceived, it has life and is a human being. Embryonic stem cell researchers have no regard for this life and any such research is immoral, unethical and inhuman.
Posted by: danoneenoOfcourse NOT!
i think we should sop because practically we are killing someone and we are not getting any results since the 1960s, even though we are trying to find a solution its still risky because its not SAFE AND ITS VERY VERY RISKY!!!
IT CAN TAKE AWAY SOMEONE'S LIFE!Posted by: AnonymousStem Cells come from embryos which are the origin of human life
Stem cells are not just clumps of random cells; the full name is EMBRYONIC stem cells. These stem cells come from embyros which are the beginning of human lives. Determining that these human embryos can be aborted (killed) to help further other lives opens up a plethora of ethical dilemmas. Should the elderly (whose lives are going to be over soon, anyway) also be used for research and scientific advancement to help cure diseases and other human maladies/conditions? Their lives are less valuable, just like embryos, aren't they?
What about the mentally handicapped or those who are retarded? Should their cells be used to help stop diseases and find cures since they can't live their lives to the fullness of most "normal" adults? I say no.
When people agree to the use of embryonic stem cells, they are choosing one form of human life as more valuable or more worth saving than another. It opens the door for all sorts of other heinous alternatives. Just because human life hasn't YET taken a fully developed form doesn't mean that its potential should be aborted to help support other lives. It's an ethical slippery slope and one that could lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it.
We shake our heads at the atrocities committed in German Concentration Camps: scientific experiments conducted on the "racially inferior" and one the mentally handicapped and pregnant women. How is fetal embryonic stem cell research any different? It's a complete disregard and lack of respect for human life.Posted by: theoguruPatients body may reject
The first reason on why I am against stem cell research is because they are derived from embryos that are not the patient’s own, and after surgery the patient’s body may reject it. The reason this is a problem because if the derived embryos are rejected, the doctors will then have to give the patient immenseness drugs. The drugs inhibit or prevent activity in the immune system. If the immune system stops working the patient could die from the common cold, because you’re susceptible to anything. Also the side effects of the drug is that it can, A common side-effect of many immenseness drugs is immunodeficiency, because the majority of them act non-selectively, resulting in increased susceptibility to infections and decreased cancer. There are also other side-effects, such as hypertension, liver and kidney injury. The immenseness drugs also interact with other medicines and affect their metabolism. Therefore I am Against Stem cell research.
Posted by: AnonymousStem research should not be continued
The overall debate over the ethics of stem cell research involve two major ethical concerns: (1) the potential for human cloning, and (2) whether these embryos, or pre-embryos as some refer to them, are human life. Perhaps the initial controversy is related to the possibility of human cloning. Especially when it first gained popularity, researchers were concerned with the potential for using stem cells to clone humans. Proponents make many arguments in support of human cloning including the possibility of creating another “you” should body parts or tissues be needed later in life as one may develop illnesses and diseases. Opponents primarily argue that it is not within man’s judgment to manufacture, manipulate, or destroy human life.
The other major ethical issue related to stem cell research involves the ongoing debate over when life begins. Some say that life begins at conception and that the use of humans, even immature ones, for research purposes is unethical. Others claim that the embryos are only tiny amounts of undifferentiated tissue and since they are already scheduled for destruction, and have great potential benefit, they should be used to potentially help others.Posted by: AnonymousKilling a person in the name of science is wrong.
Using embryonic stem cells kills a living embryo - a human person, though a tiny one. No progress has been made with these cells, and better options are available (like umbilical cells or adult stem cells), so there is no benefit to science or health. Even if someday there was a health benefit, it would not justify the killing: someone suffering from a chronic disease would not want their cure to come at the expense of someone else's life.
Posted by: Qu3yNeaWe should never play God.
When we start using embryonic stem cells we are most likely taking a life. We have to ask ourselves where those stem cells come from. Do they come from aborted babies? Or do they come from miscarried babies who do not make it to term? This is something that will be hard to control. It's bad enough that we cannot control black markets that exist. Who knows what kind of door this will open.
Posted by: SlipArnalI don't think it is morally right to experiment with embryonic stem cells. They can use other stem cells instead.
I am not an expert on the subject, but I have heard that stem cells obtained elsewhere can be just as useful for research. If this is true, then it isn't necessary to use an embryo - which a lot of us believe to be morally wrong and against our religious beliefs.
Posted by: GaudyTory37Taking the stem cells will kill the embryo, which is murder.
Just because a human is not fully developed, it does not mean it is not a human. Human embryonic stem cell research is wrong, because it assumes that life does not begin in the embryo until later. How can scientists be allowed to decide when life begins? What if life begins at conception? How can any scientist say that an embryo is not a human being yet? There is no magical point at which the embryo would become a human. So, at any point in the embryo's development, it must be a human.
Posted by: SpiritualRobt99We shouldn't experiment with Embryonic stem cells.
Here's the harm: Deliberately killing someone in order to benefit yourself cannot be excused on the grounds that you were going to kill this person anyway. Suppose I murdered my father in order to get my inheritance sooner. Would a court say, Hey, if I had killed him in some fit or irrational rage that would have been wrong, but if I did it for money, well, it's okay then.
Posted by: B-BoBIt screams MURDER!
It's a question as simple as this: Would you murder another for your own life?
Could you live with yourself knowing that you took the life of an innocent to save your own?
No matter how serious our situation is, killing another is NOT the solution. Just because the embryo has no voice of its own, we don't regard them as live humans. But they are just as human as the child you're trying to save.Posted by: AnonymousDEFINITELY NOT RIGHT
When we use stem cell research, it is practically the same thing as aborting a baby. Those who support this and say that "they're saving its life", they are actually just using it for a different purpose. They may look at it as moral to poke and prod into a human embryo, but the life that came from you is harmed in merely performing research. It is immoral, and wrong, and should be put to an end.
Posted by: AnonymousEmbryonic Stem Cells should not be used for research
I believe that a human embryo is a living cell. If it grows and divides, to me that is life! And if God intended for scientists and biologists experiment with embryos to grow human parts and eradicate disease then why did he create us the way we are?
God is the almighty healer, not MAN!Posted by: AnonymousA human embryo is still a human being!
When you look at how scientists make the stem cell it is obvious that we are using another being to save ourselves.This practice is a life for a life. We are sacrificing innocent lives to save others. Also, adult stems are much safer since they are our own cells and your bodies will not reject it. In conclusion, it is not right to sacrifice a human being for the wellness of others.
Posted by: AnonymousWe don`t know
The thing is, us humans don`t really know how we can stop things like diseases for good. All we can do is see if what we have can stop it momentarily. We know that in the Bible it says thou shall not kill, but did it say thou shall not kill embryos. These are questions people need answers from God himself. God is man that never intended for this world to have sickness and all that. I`m pretty sure he likes baby`s to be born also. Stuff like this is beyond our minds knowledge no matter which way you put it. It`s good to save a person’s life but is it right using an unborn to do? To me I think I`ll never know.
Posted by: AnonymousTHERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS BESIDES EMBRYONIC!
People need to stop thinking that embryonic is the only stem cell option. There are adult stem cell and iPSCs which are essentially able to do the same thing. SO stop being so ignorant in believing that the only way is through killing embryos because if you realize there are other options that we should be investing in than it only makes sense. People always want everything and think that it is always a free choice but hate to break it to you but some things we just cant do because it simply isnt right, when will it stop if we always want the choice. Get over it people and stop being so ignorant and stubborn there are other ways to save peoples lives. Don't play the guilt card saying that it could save a poor childs life when there are other ways of saving the child without killing a future child...please people!
Posted by: AnonymousNo we shouldn't
No for many reasons like stem cells require embryos that are destroyed. Those embryos could potentially grow into a baby so that is like murder. It is also inhumane. This kind of research takes away from more ethical and successful research. Also, embryonic stem cells are not stbale and they could cause a genetic disorder.
Posted by: AnonymousNope, its a bad idea because...
The embryo is destroyed after the stem cell is harvested, so I don't think that it is a good idea because that embryo had the ability to turn into a baby. The embryonic stem cell can also cause cancer. Adult stem cells are also being used and studies shows many successful outcomes with using this. So why not just use adult stem cells more than embryonic? This is better than killing embryos... Just saying
Posted by: AnonymousStem cell research should be stopped
The overall debate over the ethics of stem cell research involve two major ethical concerns: (1) the potential for human cloning, and (2) whether these embryos, or pre-embryos as some refer to them, are human life. Perhaps the initial controversy is related to the possibility of human cloning. Especially when it first gained popularity, researchers were concerned with the potential for using stem cells to clone humans. Proponents make many arguments in support of human cloning including the possibility of creating another “you” should body parts or tissues be needed later in life as one may develop illnesses and diseases. Opponents primarily argue that it is not within man’s judgment to manufacture, manipulate, or destroy human life.
The other major ethical issue related to stem cell research involves the ongoing debate over when life begins. Some say that life begins at conception and that the use of humans, even immature ones, for research purposes is unethical. Others claim that the embryos are only tiny amounts of undifferentiated tissue and since they are already scheduled for destruction, and have great potential benefit, they should be used to potentially help others.Posted by: AnonymousWhy do we need Embryonic Stem Cell Research?
Why not use Adult Stem Cells? Or Cord Blood Stem Cells? What results have been given from the time Embryonic Stem Cell research has been going on, the stem cells can be rejected (to prevent this the patient must take drugs for the rest of their life), they have caused side affects and they spontaneously cause tumors!
Posted by: AnonymousHonestly no it isn't
Embryonic steam cell experiments is still murder so one of the questions is birth control murder? You are preventing pregnancy yes but by that logic not having sex is murder. Also, a child can’t be called to be fully human until sperm + egg combine otherwise they only have half the required DNA therefore if birth control is murder being on your period or masturbating is murder.
Posted by: YamiDollWhat if it?...
What if that baby was you? That embryo youre murdering has the chance to become a person. Someone who can feel, and see. Someone who can cry and laugh. The world as we know it is very populated. Disease and death is natures way of balancing it out. But the world is no longer balanced because of all the cures we (people) have discovered. The need for stem cells from one person is not reason enough to kill for...
Posted by: AnonymousSave unborn children
Adult stem cells do not need to KILL UNBORN CHILDREN to harvest and have also proves their worth on multiple occasions. On the other hand embryonic stem cells have failed to cure their patients.For Example, researchers in China injected fetal tissue into a patent's brain. This produced temporary improvement, however within two years the patient developed a brain tumor. An autopsy revealed that the fetal cells had taken root, soon after they metamorphosed into other types of tissues such as skin, hair, and bone. The tumor killed the patient.
Posted by: AnonymousIt generates ethical and legal conflicts.
The embryonic stem cells are not working as expected. They are not giving us good results. There are different types of stem cells we are using for research and experiment, and those other types of stem cells are working well. As well, using embryonic stem cells generates ethical and legal conflicts.
Posted by: Anonymous