Stem Cell Research A Controversial Topic Discussing Life...

Isabel Martinez Kegley Health Science- 4th period 22 September 2015 Stem Cell Research Stem cell research is a controversial topic discussing life or death. Stem cells have the capability to turn into many different cell types essentially saving lives that may need specific parts that the stem cell can create. The embryo being used dies which makes this topic very controversial because the unborn child is being killed for research. Although stem cell research treats people from chronic diseases which therefore saves lives which is very crucial, there are a lot of people who deny this research because of ethical dilemmas. There are two types of cells: adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are produced when a†¦show more content†¦In my opinion, stem cell research is not wrong at all and no one technically dies from it. In the article â€Å"What are embryonic stem cells?† by the U.S. Department of Health and Human `Services, the authors says that embryonic stem cells â€Å"...are not derived from eggs fertilized in a woman s body† (1). Therefore, if the egg hasn’t even been fertilized before it is aborted, technically the egg was never a baby because the sperm didn’t get to it on time. This means that the egg did not get fertilized in time in order for it to be considered a human. So, if a human-being never formed, how can someone claim that it has been killed if it never existed? Lindsay Lyon, a graduate from the Indiana University of Bloomington and editor of the U.S. News and World Report, wrote an article about eight diseases that embry onic stem cells have been proven to cure. In her article, â€Å"Stem Cells: 10 Diseases They May- or May Not- Cure†, she discusses how embryonic stem cells helped a paralyzed individual regain some feeling and have some control over their lower extremities. She says that the â€Å"...objective was to help people with spinal cord injuries†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (1). Embryonic stem cells helped paralyzed people and now they can somewhat move which is greater from not moving at all. Some students at Harvard University cured lab mice from diabetes., the