Essay On Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Editorial Embryonic stem cell research is a very controversial topic in science today. Many people believe that it is morally wrong; others believe that it is an obvious solution to stem cell therapies and cures for disease. I personally believe that the research of embryonic stem cells is a perfectly good answer to many medical issues within the human body. While it is understandable that some people believe it to be wrong or immoral, it needs to be recognized that it could potentially lead to the knowledge of information needed to cure many diseases. There is no denying that the conception of embryonic stem cell research is an incredible idea that could change the way scientists and doctors look at cellular diseases forever. It
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would almost be immoral to not use embryonic stem cells research to help save lives. Embryonic stem cell research might be the answer to what scientists and doctors have been searching for for years: the cure for cell-related diseases. Using embryonic stem cell research will hopefully, one day, lead to scientists and doctors being capable of finding the cure to many cell related diseases. Stem cell research is still in its first stages, but it has been found to “correct the errors that cause medical conditions” (“Stem Cells”). Cancer, birth defects, and countless other medical conditions in humans are caused by irregularities in different cells. By researching stem cells, scientists should be able to improve comprehension of the causes of these conditions and hopefully find some cures along the way. It, in addition, has been considered that stem cells could help create replacement cells and tissues for people with cell diseases and there have also been ideas put out about stem cell therapy. This kind of research could conceivably lead to the end of the everlasting search for the treatment of cell-related diseases. Even with the promising results this research, there is still a large quantity of people who don’t approve of the research of embryonic stem cells. It is argued that the use of embryonic stem cells is immoral. For the same reason abortion is not acceptable by a countless amount of people, the use of embryos for stem cell research is most likely a hard concept for the general public to agree with, and while it is very understandable why many people think it is morally wrong to use embryos for research, it is also hard to forget all of the good that this research could bring. Still, in the eyes of many, killing embryos is the same as taking a potential life, so when one hears that “obtaining stem cells from embryos…kills them,” (Robertson) it is likely to seem very malicious. It might be hard to think that anyone would want to kill an embryo, and essentially kill a life. The use of embryos however, doesn’t necessarily have to be looked at as taking a life. In many ways, embryonic stem cell research is the complete opposite; the use of embryos could be a huge gateway to understanding old and new medical conditions for years to come, ultimately saving lives rather than taking them. In reality, it is a benefit for the embryos to be used for research because most of them are from abortants or are left over from implants (“Embryonic ”) and would otherwise be wasted. It is important for people to try to understand that “obtaining cells from…abortants [and] early stage embryos that are destined to be discarded…” will “…make them available for imaginably life-saving purposes…” and that the study of embryonic stem cells should be thought of as taking these, otherwise useless, embryos and putting them into something so important and remarkable that researching them almost becomes ”…a moral imperative” (Berg). By using cells that would otherwise be discarded, there would be no harm done to any embryos that would not just be thrown away anyways. Using embryonic stem cell research could potentially cure disease while keeping embryos from being wasted at the same time. The use of embryonic stem cells should be looked upon as a positive thing.
By using aborted and unused embryos, it would essentially be saving two lives instead of one. The first life being the person that it would hopefully end up curing, and the second being the life of the embryo that would otherwise be wasted. While many people believe that using embryonic stem cells is taking potential lives and that the thought of killing embryos sounds very off-putting, using cells that would otherwise be discarded saves both the lives of future people needing a cure and the embryos that would be discarded out. The study of embryonic stem cells might just be the beginning of a whole new age of medical cell related information and discovery. The cure for disease may possibly be just around the corner. This research has already lead to thoughts of replacement cells and tissues, correction of medical conditions errors, and stem cell therapies and this is only the beginning. Imagine what more will be discovered in just a few years. This research is helping scientists learn substantial information in such a short period of time. It would actually be immoral NOT to use these embryos for embryonic stem cell
research.
Works Cited
Berg, Paul. Testimony on Embryonic Stem Cell Research. House Labor/HHS and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. April 28, 2005. Web. 24 Oct. 2013 .
"Embryonic Stem Cell Research." Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Right to Life of Michigan, n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. Johnson, Robert A (John Ancona). "Ethics And Policy In Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 9.2 (1999). Web. 24 Oct. 2013. .
“Stem Cells and Diseases”. In Stem Cell Information [World Wide Web site]. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012 Web. Oct.24, 2013. Self Scoring If I were reading this essay instead of writing it, I think I would give it a 7. I personally think that I stated my opinion clearly and supported it with facts and details. I also think that my supporting details are sufficient. I also thought I did a decent job of organizing my ideas in my essay. However, I do think that I could have used some better transitions or phrases in some places and my conclusion could have been a little stronger. I don’t think I really added details at the end that weren’t already stated at some point in my essay. As you ready it, I’m sure you’ll find a few grammar errors here and there as well. I went back and checked for errors but I might have missed a few. Hopefully I didn’t miss too many!
would almost be immoral to not use embryonic stem cells research to help save lives. Embryonic stem cell research might be the answer to what scientists and doctors have been searching for for years: the cure for cell-related diseases. Using embryonic stem cell research will hopefully, one day, lead to scientists and doctors being capable of finding the cure to many cell related diseases. Stem cell research is still in its first stages, but it has been found to “correct the errors that cause medical conditions” (“Stem Cells”). Cancer, birth defects, and countless other medical conditions in humans are caused by irregularities in different cells. By researching stem cells, scientists should be able to improve comprehension of the causes of these conditions and hopefully find some cures along the way. It, in addition, has been considered that stem cells could help create replacement cells and tissues for people with cell diseases and there have also been ideas put out about stem cell therapy. This kind of research could conceivably lead to the end of the everlasting search for the treatment of cell-related diseases. Even with the promising results this research, there is still a large quantity of people who don’t approve of the research of embryonic stem cells. It is argued that the use of embryonic stem cells is immoral. For the same reason abortion is not acceptable by a countless amount of people, the use of embryos for stem cell research is most likely a hard concept for the general public to agree with, and while it is very understandable why many people think it is morally wrong to use embryos for research, it is also hard to forget all of the good that this research could bring. Still, in the eyes of many, killing embryos is the same as taking a potential life, so when one hears that “obtaining stem cells from embryos…kills them,” (Robertson) it is likely to seem very malicious. It might be hard to think that anyone would want to kill an embryo, and essentially kill a life. The use of embryos however, doesn’t necessarily have to be looked at as taking a life. In many ways, embryonic stem cell research is the complete opposite; the use of embryos could be a huge gateway to understanding old and new medical conditions for years to come, ultimately saving lives rather than taking them. In reality, it is a benefit for the embryos to be used for research because most of them are from abortants or are left over from implants (“Embryonic ”) and would otherwise be wasted. It is important for people to try to understand that “obtaining cells from…abortants [and] early stage embryos that are destined to be discarded…” will “…make them available for imaginably life-saving purposes…” and that the study of embryonic stem cells should be thought of as taking these, otherwise useless, embryos and putting them into something so important and remarkable that researching them almost becomes ”…a moral imperative” (Berg). By using cells that would otherwise be discarded, there would be no harm done to any embryos that would not just be thrown away anyways. Using embryonic stem cell research could potentially cure disease while keeping embryos from being wasted at the same time. The use of embryonic stem cells should be looked upon as a positive thing.
By using aborted and unused embryos, it would essentially be saving two lives instead of one. The first life being the person that it would hopefully end up curing, and the second being the life of the embryo that would otherwise be wasted. While many people believe that using embryonic stem cells is taking potential lives and that the thought of killing embryos sounds very off-putting, using cells that would otherwise be discarded saves both the lives of future people needing a cure and the embryos that would be discarded out. The study of embryonic stem cells might just be the beginning of a whole new age of medical cell related information and discovery. The cure for disease may possibly be just around the corner. This research has already lead to thoughts of replacement cells and tissues, correction of medical conditions errors, and stem cell therapies and this is only the beginning. Imagine what more will be discovered in just a few years. This research is helping scientists learn substantial information in such a short period of time. It would actually be immoral NOT to use these embryos for embryonic stem cell
research.
Works Cited
Berg, Paul. Testimony on Embryonic Stem Cell Research. House Labor/HHS and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. April 28, 2005. Web. 24 Oct. 2013 .
"Embryonic Stem Cell Research." Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Right to Life of Michigan, n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. Johnson, Robert A (John Ancona). "Ethics And Policy In Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 9.2 (1999). Web. 24 Oct. 2013. .
“Stem Cells and Diseases”. In Stem Cell Information [World Wide Web site]. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012 Web. Oct.24, 2013. Self Scoring If I were reading this essay instead of writing it, I think I would give it a 7. I personally think that I stated my opinion clearly and supported it with facts and details. I also think that my supporting details are sufficient. I also thought I did a decent job of organizing my ideas in my essay. However, I do think that I could have used some better transitions or phrases in some places and my conclusion could have been a little stronger. I don’t think I really added details at the end that weren’t already stated at some point in my essay. As you ready it, I’m sure you’ll find a few grammar errors here and there as well. I went back and checked for errors but I might have missed a few. Hopefully I didn’t miss too many!