Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An Ethical Debate
Michell Henning
Research Paper
Period 2
M.Kelsay
12/18/2012
Embryos and Ethics
Embryotic stem cell research has been in the public eye for quite some time, and has formed an ethical debate between many. Scientists have been researching and testing embryos to determine the possible uses for them. The work done with embryos can allow parents to select certain characteristics for their future child. Frozen embryos can be used later on for in-vitro fertilization, allowing a couple to conceive a child. Scientists can nurture the embryos and thus use them for testing. Human embryo stem cells also can be used to treat and prevent diseases (Keller 1). The incredible accomplishments with embryos have fueled debates whether the testing …show more content…
The average person does not fully understand the medical capabilities of the precious embryo. Embryos can be designed to become different organ cells, be used to treat different diseases, used to create a child, and select certain human features. Just like the slow birth of embryonic stem cell research, the percentage of people that are on agreeable ethical terms with the research has slowly increased as well. In a cohort study performed in 2009 by the University of Nevada questioned U.S. citizens what their attitudes toward human embryonic stem cell research was. More than two-thirds of the study’s respondents approved of the transfer of the patient’s own genes and stem cells from in-vitro fertilization. Over two-thirds of the respondents also approved of newer methods, such as using modified adult cells as an alternative to using embryos. 45% of respondents said that they disapproved of using the embryos for cosmetic purposes. 73% disapprove of reproductive cloning, of themselves and of a child (Banchoff …show more content…
It would have saved her from long torturous nights heaving, waiting until her breathing got severe enough so her parents would take her to the hospital to get medical attention. She believes that the health concerns that effect everyday people should be screened and then treated with embryo technology
Research Paper
Period 2
M.Kelsay
12/18/2012
Embryos and Ethics
Embryotic stem cell research has been in the public eye for quite some time, and has formed an ethical debate between many. Scientists have been researching and testing embryos to determine the possible uses for them. The work done with embryos can allow parents to select certain characteristics for their future child. Frozen embryos can be used later on for in-vitro fertilization, allowing a couple to conceive a child. Scientists can nurture the embryos and thus use them for testing. Human embryo stem cells also can be used to treat and prevent diseases (Keller 1). The incredible accomplishments with embryos have fueled debates whether the testing …show more content…
The average person does not fully understand the medical capabilities of the precious embryo. Embryos can be designed to become different organ cells, be used to treat different diseases, used to create a child, and select certain human features. Just like the slow birth of embryonic stem cell research, the percentage of people that are on agreeable ethical terms with the research has slowly increased as well. In a cohort study performed in 2009 by the University of Nevada questioned U.S. citizens what their attitudes toward human embryonic stem cell research was. More than two-thirds of the study’s respondents approved of the transfer of the patient’s own genes and stem cells from in-vitro fertilization. Over two-thirds of the respondents also approved of newer methods, such as using modified adult cells as an alternative to using embryos. 45% of respondents said that they disapproved of using the embryos for cosmetic purposes. 73% disapprove of reproductive cloning, of themselves and of a child (Banchoff …show more content…
It would have saved her from long torturous nights heaving, waiting until her breathing got severe enough so her parents would take her to the hospital to get medical attention. She believes that the health concerns that effect everyday people should be screened and then treated with embryo technology