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I’d like to discuss two main areas with this blog post, the scientific aspect of stem cells and divulge deeper into the moral and ethical dilemma attributed to it as well. In this I hope to develop a better understanding for the topic and present both sides of the respective argument. Religious and ethical values and the scientific values clash because of the perspective they are viewed from.
Many people dislike the idea of stem cell research based on moral and ethical ideals. There has been little doubt that stem cells cannot help the body, the main controversy has been where the stem cells are obtained from. The driving concern most people have about stem cell research is abortion. The topic of embryonic stem cell research has been looped in with abortions, which displays stem cell research in a negative light. Many groups of people strongly disagree with the idea obtaining stem cells from embryonic sources. Critics no longer dispute the usefulness of stem cells, but they do not wish to see an embryo die in the process of saving another person’s life. But what are embryonic stem cells? Embryonic stem cells are stem cells that are extracted directly from the embryo before the embryo’s cells begin to have a distinguish characteristics. These are blank cells that have yet to be assigned a purpose. One argument people make for no abortions is because some studies have shown that fetuses have display symptoms of extreme pain. Thus they argue that fetal pain distinguishes then as just as much a person as the person dying needing the transplant and so they reason that it is not right to take someone’s life to save someone else’s. Some even go so far to say that since there have been breakthroughs in non-embryonic stem cell research that embryonic stem cell research is a waste of time and is drive by greed.
Research is done day to day to help promote science and gain a better understanding of the world. Scientists work to discover the answers of mysteries that plague everyday life. Scientists are working hard to discover cures to various detrimental diseases such as, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and many more. The ground breaking research regarding stem cells has seen extraordinary results. Scientists may have found a way to completely cure people with these diseases. They have found that the stem cells from people who were resistant to the disease will transfer the genetic resistance to that disease. Break through research such as this, which is done with stem cells, has the potential to save millions and millions of lives. Stem cells can be an invaluable resource to all of mankind. The common myth that one is killing a human life to save another person using stem cell to help cure them is false. The majority of stem cell research today is done with adult stem cells which can be taken from any person or animal. There has been research done with stem cells with rats, and much progress has been shown from it. Scientists have been able to work on treatments for blindness in rats with the use of stem cells. After the ethical debate about abortions a few years ago, scientists discovered a new way to form stem cells.
Controversy about stem cell research has lead to tremendous success in the field. The ethical controversy and limitations that were provided when stem cell research was first starting inspired scientists to find a way around the ethical limitation to try and achieve their overall goal. Much has changed since the start of the research. Another concern with stem cell research is cloning. People dislike the idea of people being cloned by others. A lot of research has shown positive signs because of efforts in cloning. Scientists have been able to create exact replicas of many things within the body such as, heart muscles, a heart pump and blood cells. With continuous work on the subject, greater breakthroughs are possible. Scientists have been able to grow human blood vessels in lab mice. Great achievements have been made and even more are possible, stem cell research provides a positive light for the future of medical discovery.