Stem cell research is one of the most controversial issues of modern day. There are two major sides to stem cells and Parkinson’s disease. On one hand, people believe that it is perfectly ok to use these stem cells to help find a cure or minimize the effects of Parkinson’s. On the other hand, is the main problem with the issue, people believe that it is not right to use stem cells, specifically from embryos, to use for this research. The ethical problem is whether it should be allowed to take one’s life, in return for the possibility to save another’s. The only way to get these embryonic stem cells is to consequently take away the life of the unborn fetus.
A lot of people are against the usage of stem cells for the positives it leads to in a case for someone with a disease like Parkinson’s. The possible ways that the public can respond to this problem is to protest against it by boycotting businesses that support and provide stem cells to research, like Planned Parenthood; or they could go to the government and try to get a law made against the usage of stem cell research by making petitions or picketing.
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Since they can be used to specialize and replace the cells that have died off, people will be able to gain back the ability of the functions these cells previously had. Alleviating these symptoms would be the best option for the patients with Parkinson’s disease. Also, it is believed that embryos will not feel pain at the time the stem cells are taken. On the other side, a moral principle is that everyone has a right to their life. As said above, the taking of these stem cells from the embryos will result in these embryos never being able to develop into a human. These embryos have intrinsic worth, and therefore they shouldn’t be robbed of their opportunity at