Stem Cell Research

Paper Summary:

This paper presents the debate of the advantages and disadvantages of stem cell research. It then suggests, though an overview of the debate, that while stem cell technology and research offers the potential for medical advancements, at the same time it poses many ethical and practical problems which could have a potentially negative effect on modern society and culture.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Stem Cell Research Overview
The Negative Side Of Stem Cell Research.
Summary And Conclusion

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"The views expressed above epitomize the central concerns that surround the future implications of stem cell research for society. Many thinkers realize that the underlying danger inherent in cloning is that the act of reproduction and human creation will become a 'production of a product', which will exclude human nature and active creation and deprive culture of a necessary sense of awe and mystery at life. This fear is described by Rifkin and in clear and alarming way. He sees a situation developing where the eventual results of stem cell research will result in a situation where the "gift of life" "...is steadily marginalized and eventually abandoned all together. In its place the new progeny becomes the ultimate shopping experience--designed in advance, produced to specification, and purchased in the biological marketplace. " (Rifkin)"

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