2007-06-06 01:08:42 · 4 answers · asked by sajjad a 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Definitely. We're not talking about a fetus--there is a definite change around the third month, and up to that point, there is no way the embryo could survive on its own. And the embryos that are being used are not ones that would ever become viable humans, anyway--they are either what was to be implanted in a woman if she were to use in vitro fertilization, or embryos that were created in the labs using donated sperm and eggs. If we're talking about researching a cure for a disease that kills or disables millions versus not using an embryo just because that is what humans started out as, even though that particular one would never become a human anyway, I vote for the millions.
2007-06-06 01:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? There is no moral question as far as I am concerned. A human embryo is a few cells with no nervous system, no consciousness and the potential for all sorts of thing to go wrong in the long development into a human being.
If you say that any intervention that stops the potential development of a human is wrong, then you are saying "every sperm is sacred". You have to draw the line somewhere.
2007-06-06 08:16:04 · answer #2 · answered by Sandy G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. Most embryos from which embryonic stem cells are extracted from are discarded frm embryos from in-vitro fertilisation. Much of these embryos would die anyway, it's better to put them to research.
[IVF does not just involve fertilising ONE sperm and egg, rather a few and the most viable one is selected for insertion into the uterus.]
2007-06-07 05:30:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, DEFINATELY!!! They should NEVER BE WASTED, when we will be able to cure so many people's physical "JAIL CELLS" with all these cells offer!!!
2007-06-06 08:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by BARBIE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋