Choose three of the following bioethical issues. Explain both sides of the issue (views of those in favor of the practice and those opposed to the practice) and then give your viewpoint and explain why you hold that view. In your explanation, use Scripture to support your viewpoint.
1. In vitro fertilization
2. Stem cell research
3. Cloning
4. Assisted suicide
5. Euthanasia
P.S: It's up to you if you want to do more or less than three.
Thanks guys in advance for your answers.
2007-12-25 14:22:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
If you can only use Scripture (note the capitalisation), does that mean that they only want religious viewpoints on both sides of the argument?
Assisted suicide is the same as euthanasia in my opinion, it differs only in name.
IVF has helped normally infertile couples have healthy children, it is expensive, may result in unwanted or unaffordable multiple births, can be used by lesbian couples to become parents, using donor sperm, is unheard of in scripture, so is not really ethically incorrect, but it includes sperm collection by masturbation, which is frowned upon by the Bible.
Stem cell research has several main forms. Using stem cells from foetuse, adults and cord blood.
From foetuses, cell yield is very good and cells are pluripotent, and many cell lines for different organs can be derived. This offers a good potential for growing new organs, cell types (such as pancreas cells, liver cells, kidneys etc). The downside is that you must kill a living baby to get the cells, there is no other way to collect the cells this is the main objection by the Catholic Church to its use, that as humans we have no right to decide on the life or death of another. It is this same belief in the sanctity of life which is applied to foetal experimentation, to abortion, to euthanasia and to the death penalty. There is no justification for exceptions.
Adult stem cells are very poor in yield, are harder to grow and may not have the pluripotential lines as foetal cells, however, you don't need to kill the adult to get the cells, so there are no ethical conflict to be overcome.
Cord blood contains many stem cells, since it is baby's blood, it is easy to collect, and, since it is going to be discarded anyway, is using a resource which would otherwise be wasted. The yield is lower than foetal cells for organ cells, but high in pluripotent blood stem cells. It is most useful in place of bone marrow transplantation for leukaemia sufferers. Again there are no ethical dilemmas, since there is no harm to the child when the cord blood is collected, since the baby is already safely born.
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2016-10-19 22:20:11 · answer #2 · answered by staude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like homework to me too...
...if that's the case, use your brain and do your own.
2007-12-25 14:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by BP 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That seems like I would be doing homework. What is my motivation?
2007-12-25 14:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
20 bux and I'll do it.
2007-12-25 14:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds like homework... no thanks
2007-12-25 14:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋