What are some of the most common moral pratfalls people fall into regarding stem-cell research and cloning?
There seems to be a general hesitation on the part of the scientists and the media to engage in a serious discussion about the intrinsic dignity and worth of the human embryo. There is a hesitation to acknowledge the very simple and basic biological truth that each of us was once an embryo and that embryos are already members of the human race, members of the human family, deserving of full and unconditional protection. Therefore embryonic stem-cell research that depends upon the intentional destruction of these defenseless and innocent human lives is intrinsically immoral and cannot be justified on any grounds. Scientists find themselves unhappy with such a conclusion and often will argue that both embryonic and adult type stem-cell research should be carried out in parallel, in case it might be possible in the future to cure certain diseases only through the embryonic type of stem cells. My response would be that embryonic stem-cell research should only be carried out in animal model
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