StemCell Therapy

I strongly oppose human cloning, as do most Americans. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare body parts, or creating life for our convenience.President George W. Bush, August 2001

In July 2006, (former) President George W. Bush vetoed a bill to ensure the continuation and expansion of human embryonic stem (hES) cell research in the USA; including the proposition to allow discarded embryos created for IVF to be utilized as sources for new hES cell lines.

This opposition to hES cell research had long been one of his most noted principles throughout his period in office, with the President viewing such research as a means of utilising life for convenience (see above); and serves to emphasise the level of importance now attached to the stem cell research debate.

Having examined the arguments put forth by those in favour of stem cell research (link to arguments in favour of STR), what are the arguments stated by its opponents?

Many opponents of hES cell research state this issue to be the basis of their belief that such use of embryos should not be allowed under any circumstances. To them, the issue of potentiality creates the following problem with regards to hES:

As such, even if the benefits (such as life saving treatments and improved understanding of debilitating illnesses) put forward by supporters of the technology do eventually come in to fruition, these hypothetical ends cannot justify the means; or as George Bush stated when explaining his vetoing of the aforementioned hES bill:

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Arguments Against Stem Cell Research

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