Policy Topic: Stem Cell Research Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future: HCS/455 A very controversial subject in the United States has been Stem Cell research. The United States has a very complicated legal and political history when Stem Cell laws and policies come into play. Scientifically speaking‚ the practice of stem cell research and treatments consists of the use of cells found in all multi-cellular organisms. There are two different types of stem cells‚ adult stem cells and embryonic
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The moral dilemma of embryonic stem cell research is: either the embryo is a human being or it’s not a human being‚ a person’s belief can help alter their decision on being for or against the research‚ cloning could be the answer to saving a life‚ and the potential the embryonic research can have will make a big impact on the world. To say that an embryo is or is not a human depends on the person and the concept they have on when a life is actually started. Many say that it starts at the embryo‚
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Pros: Embryotic stem cells could cure numerous diseases‚ and provide organs to people on the transplant list. Because of the high demand of organs‚ innumerable people die waiting for a transplant. If scientist discover how to create organs‚ lives will be saved. There is research that shows that it could be possible to use the patient’s own cells instead of embryonic stem cells. Cons: There are concerns with obtaining stem cells. Stem cells are acquired from human embryo or fetus‚ and can cause birth
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Stem cell research is often at the forefront of heated ethical debates due to its assessment of human life. If stem cell research cannot be ethically defended‚ then it should not be conducted. “You cannot defend a study ethically unless the presumed cost is lower than expected benefits. The cost-benefit analysis of scientific research needs to include human/animal discomfort/risks‚ environmental issues‚ material costs‚ etc” which is necessary to support the positive outcome which the research claims
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Sickle cell disease and the hope of stem cell therapies; ethics in the treatment sickle cell. The past half century has been an era of rapid discoveries: from the humble beginnings of molecular biology‚ discovery of the structure of DNA‚ research on recombinant DNA‚ the discovery of the human embryonic stem cell (ESC)‚ the completion of the Human Genome Projects‚ mammalian cloning and the discovery of ntESCs (nuclear transfer ESCs) by somatic cell nuclear transfer and the ethical sigh of relief
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Hero’s Adventure The term "hero" comes from Greek mythology‚ where the child is the result of the union between a human and a god or goddess. Superhuman characteristics and exceptional feats of bravery‚ strength‚ and military endeavor frequently display a hero‚ so the term "hero" means anyone displaying exceptional traits. A hero in literature goes through a long journey or many events and in the end saves someone or accomplishes something. A hero always stays alive because that person has to complete
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The ethical and political controversy is centered on extracting the stem cells from the embryo. The only way to obtain the cells is by destroying the embryo‚ placing the moral status of an embryo into question. This research plays with two important principles: “the duty to prevent or alleviate suffering‚ and the duty to respect the value of human life” (Hug 108). Embryonic stem cell research poses an unruly question that places one in a position where one principle is of
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Ethics Behind Stem Cell Research. Is Stem Cell Research ethical? Yes‚ it is. An embryo which is four or five days old‚ from which stem cells are derived‚ is not a human being yet‚ because it’s brain is nonfunctional and it’s heart is not beating. So destroying it would not be murder‚ it’s just a beginning of a long process of obtaining stem cells from it. Ronald Reagan‚ The Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine‚ Christopher Reeve‚ Michael J. Fox and various writers
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being experimented on everyday and are unaware of it. Some view the lives of these children as nothing or only good for testing on. These children are called embryos and they are being killed everyday. This experiment or research is used for embryonic stem cell research. It is morally wrong and should not be continued. Embryos grow into fetus which then grows into a baby. Life begins when an embryo is fertilized. If human life begins at fertilization then disassembling embryos is killing human life
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Biology 103 Stem cells are known as the foundation of our bodies‚ and without them we would be unable to repair various organs or tissues whenever they may become damaged. Stem cells are very extraordinary cells because after division and a new cell is created‚ they are able to either remain a stem cell or turn into an even more specialized cell such as a muscle cell‚ red blood cell‚ or brain cell. Until recently‚ there were only two major types of stem cells‚ known as embryonic stem cells and adult
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