Multiple people face medical issues every day, some impossible to fix and others rather small. Stem cell research changes impossible to possible within the medicine …show more content…
“Stem cells can be guided into becoming specific cells that can be used to regenerate and repair diseased or damaged tissues in people,” stated by Mayo Clinic puts what stems cells do into perspective for the uninformed. Stem cells lead the way to brighter, healthier days for people in need. According to Ian Murnaghan, a scientific writer for the Explore Stem Cells Organization, the benefits are endless. The use of stem cell healing power applies not only to Parkinson’s disease, Type 1 diabetes, arthritis, burn victims, and cardiovascular disease, but many more health issues. Potentially, stem cells can grow into new tissue for use in transplant and regenerative medicine. Now, one may ask, “What are stem cells?” The Mayo Clinic once again does a fabulous job explaining this frequently asked question. “Stem cells are the body 's raw materials — cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated. Under the right conditions in the body or a laboratory, stem cells divide to form more cells called daughter cells.” With that said, those daughter cells form new or …show more content…
Nancy Reagan states, “Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.” Whereas Mike Pence, and American Politician and former governor of Indiana claims, “Sadly, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal in this country and has been going on at universities and research facilities for years.” Stem cell research involves one major debate, ethics. California Stem Cell Agency or also known as CIRM reassures society by claiming, “All the human embryonic stem cell lines currently in use come from four to five-day-old embryos left over from in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures. At about five days the egg has divided to become a hollow ball of roughly 100 cells called a blastocyst which is smaller than the size of the dot over an “i”.” Because of a large amount of blastocysts produced while ensuring the core of stem cell therapy, many options remain available on the blastocysts use. Only a few blastocysts implant in the woman for pregnancy which the remaining become stored in an IVF freezer. Many couples decide donating their leftover blastocysts to research allows stem cell therapy to take place. Stem cells are not taken from aborted fetuses like most activists claim because scientists only use 3-5