To understand thoroughly what the researchers do, you have to define what stem cells are and what they can accomplish. Stem cells have the ability to divide for indefinite periods in culture and to give rise to specialized cells. Human development begins when a sperm fer

There are public issues that need to be dealt with concerning the issue of Stem cell research. President George W. Bush, from the article "Bush Presses Senate to Ban Cloning: says, "Life is a creation, not a commodity. It would be a mistake for the U.S. Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber." (Sonya Ross 1) This year, the government will spend $250 million on this important research. The House passed a ban on all human cloning in July but the Senate has not acted on it. Many senators object to the idea of cloning humans, but are not reluctant to cloning embryos for research that could cure disease. Sen. Bill Frist, a Republican from Tennessee, said he supports the Brownback ban - an endorsement the White House viewed as key, because Frist is a heart-transplant surgeon whose views on medical topics are respected by his peers. "Does the promise of human cloning embryo experiments ... justify what is required today to conduct those experiments - and that is the purposeful creation of human embryos for experimentation and destruction? The answer to that question to me is no." (Sonya Ross 1) He has decided to allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, permitting American scientists to carry out experiments on about 60 stem cell cultures already in research facilities using government money. Bush feels that human life is a sacred gift from our Creator.

"In moving towards Senate confirmation, Ashcroft repeatedly assured skeptical Senators that he would uphold the law, regardless of his personal preferences." (Bush's Debut: Playing Both Sides of The Abortion Issue, Daniel S Greenberg Vol. 357 Issue 9254, p451, 2/3p)

Roman Catholics are divided up into two sub-communities. Both sub-communities have different backgrounds concerning their religious standpoints and what's moral or immoral. He also noted that the majority of people who do not attend mass on a regular basis, the Democrats, believe in pro-choice on abortion, and they support stem cell research. The other percentage of regular church going Catholics strongly oppose abortion and believe in the churches teachings on sexuality and reproduction. More or less were Republicans (Vol 4, No.3).

There is a moral commitment for healing and for relieving suffering caused by injury and illness. For biblically based traditions, this commitment reflects a responsibility to serve as partners with God. Unfortunately, Christians cannot turn to the Bible for a specific verse to tell us if the embryo has the same rights as other humans. However, when Scripture mentions the unborn, the context is almost always one of God's protection for them and His vision for their lives (Psalm 139:13-17; Isaiah 44:1

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