Fetal tissue research is a controversial issue in the United States. Both sides of the argument have found its way into the political arena; where it has recently become a campaign issue for the up coming presidential election. Fetal tissue research was banned during the 1980's, but thankfully in the early 1990's research for this potentially life saving research was reinstated.
The argument for continued fetal tissue research is a strong one. Fetal tissue is from a human embryo in the very early stages of development. This tissue is so useful because the tissue at this stage of human development can form any tissue in the human body. These particular tissues are very useful to scientist trying to cure many neurological diseases and neurological conditions such as spaniel cord injures. Fetal tissue can also form cell for every structure in the human body. This can be used to grow organs for transplant patations, bone a connective tissue for arthritis su
and has not been successful on the spinal cord. Most of the claims made by scientist about fetal tissue research are just preliminary and in some cases theoretical. Many of the diseases fetal tissue has the promise of curing, can now be accomplished through other means of treatment.
In conclusion, fetal tissue research has the opportunity to become the next great medical break through. If given the chance, this research will cure many of the debilitative ailments people commonly suffer through everyday. Society in the United States argues about to many things already and never concentrates on the good such treatments have on people. Maybe some in power or an activist against fetal tissue research needs to have his self or a family member treated by this procedure before real progress is made.
Even though, the use of fetal tissue may raise some ethical questions, this research has the potential to dramatically change the lives of millions of people in t
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