Wednesday

The Stem Cell Divide post #1

I have been reading The Stem Cell Divide by Michael Bellomo  for 45 pages and so far... eh. I feel like the book hasn't really started yet so, I don't know how to have an opinion on it yet. The first thing you read is a story of a girl who was in a horrific car accident and used stem cells to replace her pancreas. And although stem cells saved her life, she still doesn't know how she feels about them. And Bellomo says that this how much of the nation feels. They want to be OK with stem cells because they can save peoples lives quicker and easier than ever before but, you feel like you shouldn't be OK with the use of them because, as many of us know, stem cells come from unborn fetus'. This is where the problem lies. This is where the whole debate is. Everyone recognizes that stem calls are safe and effective, but, they come from babies that just didn't make it. Weather or not this is a result of an abortion is another issue entirely. So, for the sake of argument, lets say that all fetus' used for stem cell research and development come from miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy. Would it be OK then? I think so.

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