Embryonic Stem Cell Research

[elijah23]

Is it okay to kill human embryos in the name of scientific research? Personally, I believe it is repugnant. However, maybe you feel differently.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Is it okay to kill human embryos in the name of scientific research? Personally, I believe it is repugnant. However, maybe you feel differently.

Repugnant.

And if I'm not mistaken, stem cells can be had in a different way now.

 

[reba]

Some how folks figure it is ok to kill Sam to posibilty save George.... sick

 

[Milk-Drops]

For me the question is, is the person just a cell, or the accumulation of multiple cells?


Unlike abortion, embryonic stem cell research is just fertilizing the egg and harvesting the stem cells soon after. So the embryo hasn't even had a chance to form organs or a full human form.

Also, if the cells are used to treat an illness, the cells where never killed, but where allowed to live in the new person.

My thoughts on the matter.

 

[DarkHorseRising]

Question is moot. Stem cells can be created from non-embryonic sources now. It actually works better anyhow when you use cells from the patient themselves.

Takahashi, K., et al (2007). Induction of pluripotent stem cells from fibroblast cultures. Nature Protocols 2:12



Among many others.

 

[AlexBC]

Question is moot. Stem cells can be created from non-embryonic sources now. It actually works better anyhow when you use cells from the patient themselves.

Takahashi, K., et al (2007). Induction of pluripotent stem cells from fibroblast cultures. Nature Protocols 2:12



Among many others.

Hey, i've met Kazutoshi Takahashi, at Kyoto uni back in 2010. Funny little guy.

 

[ColdBlooded]

Stem cells are usually harvested before the egg develops into anything recognizable as a human. Even when nearly developed fetuses supposedly don't have a functioning brain, so when a human becomes "alive" is another endless argument that is even more complicated when you bring souls into the mix.

It's been mentioned before but stem cells can be harvested other ways, so this specific issue does become less important.

Abortion on the other hand...

 

[DarkHorseRising]

Hey, i've met Kazutoshi Takahashi, at Kyoto uni back in 2010. Funny little guy.

You go to Kyoto University?????????

 

[AlexBC]

You go to Kyoto University?????????

Actually, Tohoku university. But a friend of mine was working at the uni and I was visiting.

 

[Roof]

I think easing the restrictions on adopting those Embryo's would be a more fruitful effort in giving them a chance at life.

 

[AlexBC]

Some how folks figure it is ok to kill Sam to posibilty save George.... sick

God sacrificed Jesus to save humanity. It's not exactly that different.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

God sacrificed Jesus to save humanity. It's not exactly that different.

I knew somebody would make this point.

Jesus willingly gave up his life so others could live. He let others take it from him by violence.

 

[one truth]

Doesn't make any sense to me, like most of the things the world does.

 

[AlexBC]

Doesn't make any sense to me, like most of the things the world does.

Well, as has already been pointed out, we can harvest the cells through alternative means now so it's all moot as DHR said.