If you could (in a nutshell - so to speak) - explain what it entails. I mean is it about abortion? What exactly do they do for this research? I am trying to find out what the moral issues are since I do understand so many people could POSSIBLY get better with it. I know it is not proven yet that would be the reason they call it "research" -- yet, if it wasn't for research, we would not be where we are now -- like on these computers. But please explain it to me a little better (without sending me to a website as I don't have time at work to read an entire site to just get the jest of something). Thank you.
2006-07-26 02:32:24 · 8 answers · asked by butterfliesRfree 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
It has nothing to do with Abortion..its frozen embryo's really..like if you wanted to get artificially inseminated, then you go to a fertility clinic they take your eggs and his sperm and make a whole batch of potentially fertile cells...these form into a lima bean size embryo (like a chicken..and you eat eggs...that's a baby chicken..) Now..you can't possibly put say 14 of those in your womb for the simple fact that you can't hold 14 babies and live...So they put the extras in a deep freeze..and that is where they get the "subjects" for Stem cell research. Its not like they get a woman pregnant, take out her almost full term baby and get all its stem cells and toss it away..its all done in a lab...
2006-07-26 02:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by Bevin M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As I understand it, stem cells can be kept and grown in a test tube, so once you have any, you can grow more. The controversy is that some, but not all, stem cells originally came from aborted (or miscarried?) babies. Also, researchers could obtain other stem cells from future abortions and the anti-abortion groups are afraid this will make abortion a little more acceptable.
2006-07-26 03:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In MY opinion, it's not. So many embryos are destroyed each day when a couple going through IVF (invitro-fertilization) gets pregnant and decides they don't want more children and they don't want to freeze the remaining embryos. What happens to those embryos? The couple gets a choice
Donate them to another couple Have them destroyed Donate them to scienceCurrently you can't really donate them to science since Bush put a stop to any more stem cell research but I think it's up to the owner of the embryo to decide what to do with it. Since stem cell research has been put on a back burner the result has been the majority of embryos are destroyed. THUS, THE SAME RESULT AS DONATING THEM FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH
2006-07-26 02:36:18 · answer #3 · answered by hld_1975 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK in a nutshell.
Stem Cell's can replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues.
The controversy over stem cell research is it requires the destruction of a human embryo. But the new research may not have to.
2006-07-26 02:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by Deaf Bug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush did not ban stem cell research he banned the useing of NEW stem cells. he did authorize the use of the already availible cells in staisus. The best part in stem cell research is the fact and it is afact is that stem cells can be used to creat new tissue organs, anything that is in the body because the genetic code hasnt been fully written in the cells just partially. they can use stems to create a brand new heart for a dieing patient. stem cell research could lead to the cure for cancers or alzhiemers. or even a host of other diseases.
2006-07-26 02:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by aka_guardian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stem cell research doesn't have to involve aborted babies, but it sometimes does. Stem cells can be retrieved from aborted fetus' or left over embryos from invitro fertilization processes.. But, also, they can be retrieved from Umbilical cords and placentas of live babies. The big controversy is because of the use of embryos.
Stem cell research is ongoing of course, but has already proved helpful to many people. It has helped people who have Alzheimer's Disease and it has helped people with Spinal Injuries, just to name two.
I am personally for it. On a more personal level, my father has Parkinson's Disease and can profit from this. But I am not for using aborted babies and unused embryos. This opens the door for a whole new set of social problems, like creating embryos for profit, aborting babies to sell them and other unethical practices.
2006-07-26 02:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by shirley_corsini 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the stem cells come from the placenta of the birthing of a baby or they can come from the ambilical cord blood.
Babies don't have to die but their lives can be saved.
I think you might have been confused like I was because stem cell research and cloning were thrown together by the media at first when it was introduced to the public.
2006-07-26 02:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by Mama R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is an exciting and vastly unexplored field, but there are some who question its moral implications. the stem cells of embryos have incredible potential, because they can form almost any kind of body tissue. this could be used to repair damage that causes many diseases. however, since there is no way to harvest these cells without killing the embryo, some people are hesitant about it.
2006-07-26 02:39:06 · answer #8 · answered by danman19f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋