Stem Cell Research: The Benefits Seem to Outweigh the Moral Dangers
Embryonic stem cell research could potentially help millions of Americans who have life-threatening diseases and conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and many others (Feinstein, 2004). However, limitations on the lines of stem cells available for federal funding has strictly limited researchers' ability to help treat these diseases and conditions (Feinstein, 2004). Since this policy was announced in 2001, the number of viable embryonic stem cell lines available to researchers who receive federal funding has been severely reduced.According to the Stem Cell Research Foundation (2005), stem cell research may be able to help up to half of all Americans, who suffer from some form of presently incurable disease, injury or birth defect. Some of those conditions include: One million children with juvenile diabetes Four million suffering from Alzheimer's disease 250,000 people paralyzed by spinal cord injuries 30,000 victims of Lou Gehrig's disease
"But federal inaction has created a void that has been only partially filled by states and by private entities, and it has allowed other countries to move ahead of the United States in this important area of cutting-edge medical research." Still, supporters of stem cell research argue that the fertilized eggs are donated with consent and would be discarded anyway (Medical health Encyclopedia, 2005). Therefore, there is no potential for those fertilized eggs to become living human beings.
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