(Hollowell) Oppositionist hold the view that it is unethical and immoral to take the stem cells because the blastocysts have the potential for life. They believe that if the blastocyst has a potential for life then destroying them is equivalent to murdering a human being with rights. One problem with their argument is that it has not been established what is consider a human being during the process of conception through birth. Some people believe that it is considered a human being at birth or when the baby can live outside the womb and some people believe it’s when the fetus has a heartbeat. Oppositionists state that as soon as an egg is fertilized it is a human being. The fact is that a blastocyst is merely a cluster of 150-200 cells that is barely visible to the naked eye. (ISSCR) It does not have a brain, a heartbeat, or the ability to live outside the womb so therefore it is not a human being with
(Hollowell) Oppositionist hold the view that it is unethical and immoral to take the stem cells because the blastocysts have the potential for life. They believe that if the blastocyst has a potential for life then destroying them is equivalent to murdering a human being with rights. One problem with their argument is that it has not been established what is consider a human being during the process of conception through birth. Some people believe that it is considered a human being at birth or when the baby can live outside the womb and some people believe it’s when the fetus has a heartbeat. Oppositionists state that as soon as an egg is fertilized it is a human being. The fact is that a blastocyst is merely a cluster of 150-200 cells that is barely visible to the naked eye. (ISSCR) It does not have a brain, a heartbeat, or the ability to live outside the womb so therefore it is not a human being with