Ethical Issues Concerning Stem Cell Research Ethics

Science has been making numerous strides in medicine over the decades. They have discovered a way to detect disease early, which makes a cure possible. With the assistance of technology, medical doctors are able to perform less evasive surgery, making recovery faster and lessen the possibility of complications. Science and medicine continue to research ways to make life for people. In 1998, scientist learned how to remove stem cells from human embryos and grow the cells in laboratories (Stem Cell Information, n.d.). The potential benefits of using human embryonic stem cells to treat disease and injuries is exciting but the controversy on the moral implications of destroying embryos is casting a shadow. This paper will, while explaining what stem cell research is, outline the moral problem
The first it relates to the moral status of the human embryos, the second relates to the potential medical therapies that could result from hESC research, and the third relates to the contribution the research may make to our scientific knowledge (Ethical Considerations Regarding Stem Cell Research, n.d.). Concerning the status of the embryo is brought about whether it is a human being with a soul or is it a collection of cells. This issue is more of a religious or political dilemma. The second claim of therapeutic promise – possibly relieving the suffering of so many people afflicted by degenerative diseases and other conditions. The considerable potential benefits in regards to human health sparks a claim that we are duty bound to pursue the potential relief of human suffering (Ethical Considerations Regarding Stem Cell Research, n.d). The third moral claim in contributing to the knowledge of science is that while advancing our scientific knowledge of biology is valuable, the power of this knowledge grants us may be fraught with new ethical dangers (Ethical Considerations Regarding Stem Cell Research,