What are the moral and ethical issues involved in Embryonic Stem Cell usage?
As mentioned before, the embryos used in Embryonic Stem Cell Research are developed from eggs that have been fertilized by the In Vitro Fertilization process in a laboratory. The eggs used are ones that have been willingly donated for research purposes and which, as per the agreement with the donor, are never to be transplanted into a uterus to develop into a human being. After the embryonic stem cells are extracted, there is no further development of the blastocyst. This poses a moral problem for many people and many religious organizations. Is it okay to let an embryo a developing life die in order to potentially cure diseases and alleviate suffering in those already living? That the donated embryos, since they are never to be transplanted into a uterus, will die anyway is a point that many seem to overlook. Is it okay to let living people go on suffering when stem cell research could possibly bring about a cure? The Pro-life people feel that the end does not justify the means. In ot
