My friend has been telling me its bad...but I just don't know....
2006-11-27 05:12:49 · 5 answers · asked by TraxAttack 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The cons are, it results in the destruction of fertilized eggs that, if implanted, wouold likely develop into a human being. Eggs that are surplus from in vitro clinics that would otherwise be destroyed anyway! Why not get some use out of them?
2006-11-27 05:14:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
watch the swanenagger movie about cloning The Sixth Day, for the cons of stem cell research.
2006-11-27 05:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Embryonic Stem Cell research destroys a human embryo. Adult stem cell research does not.
2. People are not fetuses. They do not have embryonic stem cells anymore - and the only way to get more (genetically identical) would be through human cloning (imagine - so many failed human clones trying to perfect the process... gross!) Adult stem cells are easilly obtained.
2006-11-27 06:01:33 · answer #3 · answered by BigD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, what type of stem cell research are you talking about?
Adult SCR is going along fine, with new treatments for diseases coming regularly.
Placental & Blood SCR are also moving along, with much near-term potential.
Embryonic SCR is still a ways off from developing any treatments, and it also raises the ethical questions regarding destroying human life for scientific pursuit.
2006-11-27 05:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it can be done without killing, and it can, than it is awesome. Curing the blind, those who can walk, and diseases being eliminated? That is a wonderful thing.
2006-11-27 05:15:14 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋