Why stem cell research is wrong?
However, human embryonic stem cell (HESC) research is unethical since it results in the destruction of human life for research purposes. HESC research is morally wrong since it is the direct destruction of innocent human life and does not benefit the individual embryo undergoing the research (3).
What are the positives of stem cell research?
Benefits of Stem Cell Research
- They can develop into any cell type in the body.
- They can form unlimited quantities of any cell type in the body.
- They will help us understand inherited diseases by allowing us to study human cells bearing the exact genetic defects that cause disease in patients.
What are two disadvantages of using stem cells?
Another disadvantage to using embryonic stem cells is the fact that we do not currently have a complete understanding of them. Embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells can sometimes divide uncontrollably, forming tumors and growths made of unwanted tissues.
Why is research on adult stem cells controversial?
Proponents argue that easing suffering and disease promotes human dignity and happiness, and that destroying a blastocyst is not the same as taking a human life. Laboratory research on adult stem cells is generally uncontroversial. Research with human subjects becomes controversial because some experimental “therapies” could harm patients.
What are the arguments for and against embryonic stem cell research?
Some staunch pro-lifers and most pro-life organizations regard the destruction of the blastocyst, which is a laboratory-fertilized human egg, to be the murder of human life. They believe that life begins at conception, and that destruction of this pre-born life is morally unacceptable.
Do you have to be a scientist to do stem cell research?
Researchers must agree not to let the embryos grow past 2 weeks, and the researchers must argue convincingly that their experiments address important questions that could not be answered any other way.
When did the US stop funding stem cell research?
Before Bush stopped federal research in 2001, a minor amount of embryonic stem cell research was performed by US scientists using embryos created at fertility clinics and donated by couples who no longer needed them. The pending bipartisan Congressional bills all propose using excess fertility clinic embryos.