Con On Stem Cell Research Debate

Running head : CON ON STEM CELL RESEARCH

Con on Stem Cell Research

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Stem cell research is unethical . There are no scientific proofs for the fact that stem cells can be useful in medicine . Stem cell research is presented by a set of unclear medical assumptions which lack scientific grounds , but lead to killing thousands of unborn embryos , which have full potential to become humans

Con on Stem Cell Research

Introduction

Much has been said about the benefits and drawbacks

of stem cell research . Thousands of citizens discuss ethical side of stem cell research . Stem cell research is connected with numerous ethical issues but the cons evidently overweigh the pros of this type of scientific activity

Prevention and alleviation of suffering versus respecting the value of human life

Do we have the right to deprive somebody of the right to live , to save someone else 's life ? I don 't think so . The central element of this ethical debate is whether an embryo can be considered a live being . To answer this question , we should look more thoroughly at what stem cells are . Stem cells come from the inner cell mass of a human embryo , have the potential to develop into all or nearly all of the tissues in the body (Stem Cells , 2008 . Proponents of stem cell research will argue that stem cells can be derived from other sources besides embryos , but these sources are literally the same , and can potentially damage human organism . As embryonic cells are derived from a blastocyst , germ cells are derived from fetal tissue , and adult stem cells are derived from mature tissue (AAAS , 1999 . Proponents of stem cell research try to convince the society , that embryos used in stem cell research are dead or will never used in other medical purposes . However , stem cells are primarily derived from either aborted fetuses or preimplantation fetuses . In both cases , death of an embryo is intentional and unavoidable . This is why I base my disagreement with stem cell research on the assumption that by promoting and supporting stem cell research we seriously conflict the value of a human life . We undermine the right of a fetus to become a child we undermine the right of a woman to become a mother . We indirectly encourage abortions , because a woman will use stem cell research as an excuse in her desire to get rid of an unborn child

I sincerely believe that an embryo is a live being . There are two criteria on which I base my argument . In medical terms , an embryo possesses a full human genome . In general terms , an embryo possesses full potential for development into a human being (AAAS , 1999 . These two critical elements help determine that an embryo is a personality who possesses full right to live . Sometimes , proponents of stem cell research refer to the fact that an embryo does not possess consciousness and self-concept , and this is why it cannot be considered a live...