What is a stem cell? A stem cell is a specialized cell with the potential to turn into different types of cells in the body and is needed for growth and to perform different functions within the body. In 1998 when scientists first took cells from human embryos, it has sparked many debates on whether this research is ethical or not. In 2006, President Bush had vetoed the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 and 2007 to not further the research, but in 2009 President Obama had overturned this order to allow the National Institutes of Health have their research funded. This decision along with other factor sparked controversies on the morals of this research, so the question still remains; Is stem cell funding unethical?
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Controversies arise on the topic of stem cells because its mostly experimental and never guaranteed results. It is true that there is chance for the body to see the cells as foreign and reject it but with the right technology and research in the future this problem can be minimized or ideally eliminated. If people are ultimately worried that this treatment could be harmful or non effective then don’t make this treatment source your fist on the list. The biggest and most controversial topic regarding stem cell research is if it’s harming human life. A way stem cells are extracted is eliminating blastocysts which is hollow structure that contains cells that are key for the embryo development. All stem groups (or lines) currently only come from four to five day old embryos that come from the remains of an In Vitro Fertilization procedure which are donated to science for research and experimental purposes in hopes of having a breakthrough that in the long run a lot of people could benefit from and potentially save lives. Most of this argument is caused as a result of conflicting of philosophical, religious, and scientific beliefs and can’t be solved due to clashing of beliefs on when human life