Should embryonic stem cells be used in research?
Is it moral? Is it good? Is it worth it? Give me your opinions.
Yes because...
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1. We do not need a law degree to know that we have a intrinsic sense of individual morality. Almost all of us would agree that a "moral" action is one that helps the most people. If embryonic stem cell research has the potential to save more people than it kills, then it is a justified, moral experiment. 2. Mankind is scientifically inclined to protect its own species. If embryonic research help to eliminate illness and promotes evolutionary possibilities then it is only logical. 3. There is a concept known as the "greater good". This means that in some cases altruism must occasionally be sacrificed to help the general populace. We must realise that medicine, like all science, is in its unaltered form amoral; all medicine really cares about is fulfilling a patient's desires insofar as is possible. 4. Once a woman becomes pregnant, the embryo, as much as she may love it, is inherently parasitic. This means that the embryo, as it is cohabiting the woman's body, can only morally exist when it is not inhibiting the woman's right to live as she desires. Therefore, if a woman judges an embryo to be impairing her right to live as she pleases, embryonic stem cell research or abortion becomes justifiable. Side: Yes because...
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Setting aside the moral aspects of the arguments... it is criminal to kill one human being to save another in any situation other than as act of self defense - where the person killed is the perceived attacker. There is no such justification for creating a new human life and then killing it for parts to save or to benefit another human life. Side: No because...
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