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Is stem cell research moral?

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Is stem cell research moral?

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In order to know if stem cell research is moral, we must know which type of stem cell research is in question. The 2008 encyclical, Dignitas Personae, explains the immorality of ESCR: “The obtaining of stem cells from a living human embryo . . . invariably causes the death of the embryo and is consequently gravely illicit: ‘research, in such cases, irrespective of efficacious therapeutic results, is not truly at the service of humanity.'” [51] Dignitas Personae confirms that non-embryonic stem cell research is moral: “The research initiatives involving the use of adult stem cells, since they do not present ethical problems, should be encouraged and supported.” [53] As taxpayers, we should not be forced to pay for unethical/immoral research. ————————————————————————– Learn more at: http://www.stemcellresearch.