Summary Of Best Hope Lies In Private Fund Stem Cell Research

The essay “Best Hope Lies in Privately Funded Stem Cell Research”, states the importance of stem cell research and the effects it can have on curing disease more effectively than any other method. Written by Sigrid Fry-Revere, PhD, director of bioethics studies at the Cato Institute; the author of the paper emphasizes the importance of funding programs for stem cell research on highlights the government holding out on funding due to ethical reasons. Revere claims that the government is threatening the private investing of stem cell research organizations and are trying to put a stop to production of research. This essay is targeted for people who are academic/bioethics orientated and the future of the world disease control and abolishment.

Revere not only having a PhD in psychology but in law also directs the article to people wanting to understand the laws surrounding the funding of stem cell research. The publisher of the articles is The Cato Institute, directed by Sigrid Fry-Revere, Cato is a public policy research foundation dedicated to principles of research. The democratic politicians are against the funding of stem cell research at the time president Bush encouraged the proceeding of research, the article targets Republicans to show the true benefits and how the democrats are holding research back. This is represented when Revere stated, President Bush and the Democratic Congress duke it out, we see why government funding has historically done more to stall than advance controversial medical research.” (Fry-Revere 1). The majority of democrats are against research, although this article is targeted towards republicans, democrats are a possible targeted viewer, for the reason Revere wants to reach out to the people who are against it and show the true importance for government funding to accelerate research. Catholics and many other religions are not the audile targeted due to the fact they are against mutilation of the embryo and scientific principles. Religious activist claimed that due to the process of obtaining stem cells leads to the destruction of the embryo, which is not ethical and

The supporting reasoning for these claims (logos) is shown by giving examples of private institutes funds/government laws and effective research done by stem cell research already. The author uses support to stand behind her information given and gain momentum on a more powerful stance on the subject. Fry-Revere also uses logos to simplify the laws for people of a lower degree and education. She stated that it’s more efficient to let private institutions and people of interest fund research than to allow the party in power to make medical and scientific decisions for everyone. (Fry-Revere 3) Using simple logic in this stamen makes people understand where she is coming from and relate to her opinion. The statement not only targets the government but also the effect bills and funding have on scientist and people who want to advance society. The U.S. came close to tripling spending on biomedical research, and when federal funding decreased, private funding increased to make up for what the government did not give out. (Fry-Revere 4) The author reinforces her claim by stating that it is far better to be privately funded do to less restriction of ethical conduct. Showing the audience that stem cell research doesn’t need government funding emphasizes the importance of research because people still go against the