Ethics and Medicine

There are many controversies that involves the ethics of what people think and medicine. An example of this would be the issue of stem cell research. Stem cells are embryonic tissues in which are grown and used to help cure diseases. Stem cells help regrow cells from such things like bone marrow. Stem cells have many potential diseases it can cure such as baldness, blindness, deafness, severe brain injuries and many more. Stem cell research seems like such a promising area of scientific study towards bettering medicine and helping humans. Although it is promising, there is a large controversy with stem cell research that many believe to be ethically wrong. The controversy is that people believe the creation, usage, and killing of human embryos to create stem cells is ethically wrong. Knowing this happens has really pushed pro life supporters against stem cell research. I know of the controversy of stem cell research from learning about it in high school and the subject being on the news. I do not believe either side is misrepresented. The side towards stem cell research makes a valid point due to many people suffering from cancer and other diseases and scientists are trying to rid them of this disease. The side in which is against stem cell research also makes a valid point. They are pro life and stem cell researchers take human embryos and use them as they please when a baby could be made from this embryo and it is sacrificing a life. In the article Stem Cell Research-pros and cons from the website experiment-resources.com, both pros and cons about stem cell research are talked about. The pros of stem cells is the ability to someday be able to cure diseases that wreck the lives of million of people such as Alzheizmers, Parkinson's disease, blood disorders, and others. This argument is more compelling then the argument of the cons of stem cell research which talk about the killing of innocent babies and the having the ability to clone in the future. Overall, stem cell research seems like a good idea to advance our medical world.