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Stem Cell Research - Pros and Cons. The debate of the pros and cons of stem cell research clearly illustrate the difficult ethics evaluations researchers sometimes must do.
All scientists must consider whether the positive effects from their research are likely to be significantly higher than the negative effects. What are Stem Cells? Stem Cells are crucial to develop organisms. They are nonspecialized cells which have the potential to create other types of specific cells, such as blood-, brain-, tissue- or muscle-cells.
Stem cells are in all of our body and lives, but are far more potent in a fetus (also spelled foetus, fœtus, faetus, or fætus) than in an adult body. Some types of stem cells may be able to create all other cells in the body. Embryonic Stem Cells are developed from a female egg after it is fertilized by sperm. What is Stem Cell Research? Stem cell research is used for investigation of basic cells which develop organisms. Aborted fetuses are not the only source of stem cells Pros Cons Pros Before 2007 Conclusion. The Cases For and Against Stem Cell Research. In order to provide Fox News Web site users with a better understanding of the ethical and moral debate surrounding stem-cell research, the editors and research department at the Fox News Channel prepared the following primer.
The Case Against Stem Cell Research Opponents of research on embryonic cells, including many religious and anti-abortion groups, contend that embryos are human beings with the same rights — and thus entitled to the same protections against abuse — as anyone else. They believe life starts at the moment of conception, when a sperm fertilizes an egg, since a distinct organism has come into being.
Thus the destruction of an embryo is the destruction of a human life. Anti-abortion groups also oppose research on stem cells derived from aborted fetuses. Pope John Paul II has offered one argument designed to address just these sorts of questions when he wrote: Many ethicists and scientists also oppose embryonic research. Arguments Against Embryonic Stem Cell Research - The Public Square.
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Stem cells can only come from embryos. In fact stem cells can be taken from umbilical cords, the placenta, amniotic fluid, adult tissues and organs such as bone marrow, fat from liposuction, regions of the nose, and even from cadavers up to 20 hours after death. 2. The Catholic Church is against stem cell research. There are four categories of stem cells: embryonic stem cells, embryonic germ cells, umbilical cord stem cells, and adult stem cells. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Rev. Storrow.buzzanca. Embryonic stem cell research: an ethical dilemma. A human embryo can split into twins or triplets until about 14 days after fertilization Egg and sperm: some people believe an embryo must be fully protected from conception onwards (Wellcome Images/Spike Walker) Human blastocyst on the tip of a pin: embryonic stem cells can be grown from cells found in the blastocyst (Wellcome Images/Yorgos Nikas) Some people think an embryo deserves special protection from about 14 days after fertilization Many patients could one day benefit from embryonic stem cell research The rules controlling embryonic stem cell research vary around the world and have been the topic of much discussion The ethical dilemma Embryonic stem cell research poses a moral dilemma.
The duty to prevent or alleviate sufferingThe duty to respect the value of human life In the case of embryonic stem cell research, it is impossible to respect both moral principles.To obtain embryonic stem cells, the early embryo has to be destroyed. What moral status does the human embryo have? 1.