Controversy: Stem Cell Research has the potential to be the cure to many life threatening diseases. However, many of the stem cells are taken from aborted fetuses. The argument is, does it make sense to kill a life to save one? Should humans be messing with what is natural? Is it ethical?
Sources:
"Adult Stem Cells Are Already Curing Diseases." Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Greenhaven Press, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. This source explains the benefits in using adult stem cells. It also provides evidence of two people that benefitted largely from stem cells.
Belval, Brian. Critical Perspectives on Stem Cell Research. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 2006. Print. This book discusses both sides of the argument, in favor of and against stem cell research from a religious, moral, and scientific standpoint.
Brown, Eryn. "Stem Cell Transplant Boosts Function Slightly in Parkinson's Monkeys." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2012. Web. 7 Dec. 2012. This source discusses the potential of pluripotent stem cells to cure Parkinson's disease in humans. These findings are based off of an experiment done on macaque monkeys.
Brown, Eryn. "Stem Cell Transplant Boosts Function Slightly in Parkinson's Monkeys." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2012. Web. 7 Dec. 2012. This source discusses the potential of pluripotent stem cells to cure Parkinson's disease in humans. These findings are based off of an experiment done on macaque monkeys.
Forman, Lillian. Stem Cell Research. Edina, MN: ABDO Pub., 2008. Print. This book covers everything from facts about embryonic stem cells to the arguments of religious opponents and supporters.
"Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research Is More Ethical than Embryonic Stem Cell Research." Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Greenhaven Press, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. This source explains the difference between pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells. It discusses how pluripotent stem cells could cure diseases without the ethical dilemmas.
Panno, Joseph. Stem Cell Research: Medical Applications and Ethical Controversy. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2005. Print. This source includes a lot of information on all aspects of stem cell research. It discusses where stem cells are obtained, and how they have been used in medicine.
"Understanding Mature Tissue or Organ Stem Cells and Their Clinical Application." Adult Stem Cells. Stanford School of Medicine, n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2012. This site explains where stem cells are taken from and discusses the various regenerative therapies that can come from it.
Weiss, Rick. "The Power to Divide." National Geographic July 2005: 3-27. Web.
Winters, (editor) Paul A. Cloning: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, Ca.: Greenhaven, 1998. Print.
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