Against Stem Cell Research

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The paper discusses embryonic stem cells, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) that can be used as the first step in the process of human cloning and argues that science of any kind that can be harmful to the development of human life is in direct conflict with the will of God. The paper contends that stem cell research gives way to many different possibilities in genetic manipulation, which ultimately is "playing God".

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"Since its beginning, stem cell research has been a controversial topic. Stem cells are pluripotent (to be able to give rise to any mature cell type) cells capable of self-renewal and differentiation into an immeasurable range of cell types (Modell, 2007). The primary moral justification for promoting research with human pluripotent stem cells is that such research has the potential to lead to direct health benefits to individuals suffering from disease (Robertson, 2001). The challenge is in permitting research on human embryonic cells while still showing respect for human life, and essentially God."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Berger, K. S. (2005). The developing person: Through the life span (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
• Crain, A., Jandial, R., Nikkhah, G., Singec, I. & Snyder, E. Y. (2007). The leading edge of stemcell therapeutics. The Annual Review of Medicine,58, 313-328.
• Evans, J. H. (2002). Religion and human cloning: An exploratory analysis of the first availableopinion data. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41, 747-758.
• Modell, S. M. (2007). Genetic and reproductive technologies in the light of religious dialogue.Zygon,42, 163-182.
• Robertson, J. A. (2003). Causative vs. beneficial complicity in the embryonic stem cell debate.Connecticut Law Review, 36, 1099-1121.

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