Thursday, November 20, 2008

Is the use of stem cells a good thing or a bad thing?

In recent years, stem cells have been the center of a controversial debate. I think that the use of stem cells is a good thing. Because there is so much going on about this issue, it's probably best to let the patient decide whether or not they want to use stem cells as a method of operation. One type of stem cell is the embryonic stem cell, which is the one many people disagree on, because it takes away a life of an undeveloped child. However, the embryonic stem cell is the most useful because it can become many different kinds of cells unlike, say, adult stem cells, and I'm sure that a woman can develop more than one embryonic stem cell. I think that it is good to use stem cells because it has been helpful to many people, such as the woman in the video. Stem cells can be a good form a treatment for people who desire it.

1 comment:

Ms. K. Dawkins said...

It's really amazing what can be done with this technology. My question is would those embryos "in limbo" actually ever wind up being used?