Cells are the BASIC function of life on Earth. They are the fundamental unit of all living things. The cell is the smallest structure in the human body and has all the properties of be alive and being it 's own living thing and stem cells are the direct result of cells being their own living thing. The stem cell is stated to be “unspecialized cells that are thought to be able to reproduce themselves indefinitely and, under the right conditions, to develop into mature cells, e.g., nerve, skin, pancreas, with specialized functions.” (Champman) Currently there are specifically three possible sources of stem cell: Number one, adult stem cells derived from pediatric or adult donors and it is found in many kinds of tissues and also in bone marrow, skin, and the liver. Number two, embryo germ cell stem cells (EG Cells) that are derived from that of an aborted fetus and finally number three, the embryonic stem cells (ES Cells) derived from pre-implanted or spontaneously aborted embryos. It is clear that the research of embryo germ cell stem cells (EG cells) and embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are one of the most controversial, widely discussed medical issues in the United States today.
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The medical use of stem cell research raises difficult moral and political questions for many people, but many of these research areas have emerged for the soul purpose of discovering the ways for the remedy of diseases. The first of these sources of stem cells poses no special ethical problems for the majority of people. Individuals who do not object to induced abortion will be less concerned about the use of EG cells than those opposed to abortion. The importance of Stem cells within research for finding disease cures should be a top priority. One reason they are so vital is that stem cells are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for a long time and though the stem cells are more related to the embryos, adult tissues and the umbilical cord blood, the embryonic stem cells (ES Cells) are un-specialized cells, they are the single most cells that can turn themselves into any other type of cell in the human body. The least ethical problematic case would be to harvest stem cells from spontaneously aborted fetuses. Embryonic stem cells, which have the potential to save many lives, must be recovered from aborted fetuses or live embryos. Foremost is the problem of the harvesting healthy cells from fetuses. Although obtaining stem cells from embryos necessarily kills them, thus raising difficult questions about the use of embryonic human material to save others. Embryonic stem cells (ES Cells) one of which we first must understand— “Embryonic stem cells derived from the portion of a very early stage embryo that would eventually give rise to an entire body. Because embryonic stem cells originate in this primordial stage, or having existed from the beginning. They retain the ability to form any cell type in the body. To cell line create an embryonic stem cell, scientist remove the inner cell mass from being created in the laboratory, usually left over from an attempt at in-vitro fertilization. The inner cells mass or (ICM) is placed on a plate containing feeder cells, to which it soon attaches. In a few days, new cells grow out the inner cell mass and form colonies. These are formally called embryonic stem cells only if they met two criterias: One they display markers known to characterize ES cells and they undergo several generations of cell division, and two demonstration that they constitue a stable, or immortalized, cell line.” (Scientific America, June 2014) Yet still the amount of material that can be derived this way is truly limited even under the best circumstances. Results from several studies indicate that only 60% of all spontaneous abortions bring up specific fetal abnormalities; specific chromosomal abnormalities had been identified in about 20% of those (Moral Issues Surrounding the Source of Stem Cells) Now there is also the matter of timing, in such things as EG cells or embryo germ cell stem cells can only be obtained during a small window of time in the developmental phase, which is within the first eight
The medical use of stem cell research raises difficult moral and political questions for many people, but many of these research areas have emerged for the soul purpose of discovering the ways for the remedy of diseases. The first of these sources of stem cells poses no special ethical problems for the majority of people. Individuals who do not object to induced abortion will be less concerned about the use of EG cells than those opposed to abortion. The importance of Stem cells within research for finding disease cures should be a top priority. One reason they are so vital is that stem cells are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for a long time and though the stem cells are more related to the embryos, adult tissues and the umbilical cord blood, the embryonic stem cells (ES Cells) are un-specialized cells, they are the single most cells that can turn themselves into any other type of cell in the human body. The least ethical problematic case would be to harvest stem cells from spontaneously aborted fetuses. Embryonic stem cells, which have the potential to save many lives, must be recovered from aborted fetuses or live embryos. Foremost is the problem of the harvesting healthy cells from fetuses. Although obtaining stem cells from embryos necessarily kills them, thus raising difficult questions about the use of embryonic human material to save others. Embryonic stem cells (ES Cells) one of which we first must understand— “Embryonic stem cells derived from the portion of a very early stage embryo that would eventually give rise to an entire body. Because embryonic stem cells originate in this primordial stage, or having existed from the beginning. They retain the ability to form any cell type in the body. To cell line create an embryonic stem cell, scientist remove the inner cell mass from being created in the laboratory, usually left over from an attempt at in-vitro fertilization. The inner cells mass or (ICM) is placed on a plate containing feeder cells, to which it soon attaches. In a few days, new cells grow out the inner cell mass and form colonies. These are formally called embryonic stem cells only if they met two criterias: One they display markers known to characterize ES cells and they undergo several generations of cell division, and two demonstration that they constitue a stable, or immortalized, cell line.” (Scientific America, June 2014) Yet still the amount of material that can be derived this way is truly limited even under the best circumstances. Results from several studies indicate that only 60% of all spontaneous abortions bring up specific fetal abnormalities; specific chromosomal abnormalities had been identified in about 20% of those (Moral Issues Surrounding the Source of Stem Cells) Now there is also the matter of timing, in such things as EG cells or embryo germ cell stem cells can only be obtained during a small window of time in the developmental phase, which is within the first eight