Stem Cell

Stem Cell

2008

Issues Raised by Academicians

There are several concerns which pertain to stem cell research which came from academicians . Some of these are the following

Stem cells may generate tumors (University of Florida , 2005 . This has been backed up with evidences by scientists working at the University of Florida (University of Florida , 2005 . They actually found out that tem cells may cause some forms of bone cancer (University of Florida , 2005 . Some academicians point out that if stem cells poses threats to people 's lives instead of saving

them then there is no point of going further in stem cell research (University of Florida , 2005

Also , because of what is technically referred to as tissue incompatibility and since countless lines will be necessitated to serve all various tissue types of patients , pharmaceutical companies will charge expensively for every patented line (International Society for Stem Cell Research , 2004

Simply put , some academicians also negate it because it is so expensive yet there is no clear proof that it can actually save lives since it may even be hazardous to ones health (International Society for Stem Cell Research , 2004

Issues Raised by Society

There are issues raised by the society in general as well . They do not agree with the fact that stem cell research entails destruction of the embryo (International Society for Stem Cell Research , 2004

In addition to the aforementioned , they disagree with stem cell research because they do not like the idea that stem cells actually contribute greatly to the destruction of developing human life (National Institutes of Health , n .d

Issues Raised by Christian Circles

Just like most everyone else , those individuals belonging to the group technically referred to as Christian circles ' raised several issues as well with regards to stem cell research (Filteau , 2008 . Some of these are the following

First of all , people who are members of Christian circles ' morally negate stem cell research because such inquiry and endeavor entails destruction of the human embryo (Filteau , 2008 . This concern of theirs sprouted from the fact that human embryos must be obliterated to be able to collect /gather its stem cells (Family Research Council , n .d

Second , they do not consent to the fact that embryonic germ cells utilize fetal tissue that came from elective abortions (Family Research Council , n .d . Their explanation to this developed from the ethical issue that abortion is morally objectionable in the first place and so it follows that any activity that relates to it should also be greatly negated (Family Research Council , n .d

Third , people who are members of the aforementioned category also work against stem cell research because it is a known fact that it plays a large role in cloning , which in turn is another controversial ethical concern of theirs as well (Family Research Council , n .d . These individuals believe that there exists a danger that the cloned embryo research would lead to the misuse of the technology by maverick scientists who wish to create cloned...