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This paper examines one of the most controversial issues of the early 21st century, which is that of stem cell research. According to the paper, as the technology grows, more and more news headlines are generated. The paper further addresses why this is such an attention-grabbing and controversial issue. Various reasons are cited, such as the issue of the sanctity of human life, deriving from the fact that stem cells most commonly are harvested from human embryos. Second, there is the issue of medical researchers' commitment to alleviate suffering by combating disease.

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"Since 1998, scientists have been able to isolate embryonic stem cells from human embryos. It is believed that this offers an enormous potential for medical research breakthroughs, with the potential to kill many dread diseases. However, stem cell research is highly controversial as it requires us to find an ethical balance between the sanctity of human life (as embodied by embryos) on the one hand, and the imperative for medical researchers to find cures for disease, on the other hand. This paper examines the two primary ethical responses to the issue, i.e. Unitarianism..."

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