There is a lot of controversy surrounding Stem Cell research and the use of Stem Cells (well durr) But one that I haven't really even thought of has just become the biggest issue, for me, surrounding stem cells.
And that is the fact that those stem cells have the genes that were going to form a child, which means that it could carry a potentially active and harmful disease or mutation that could then become present in the person making use of the stem cells. Or could lie dormant for the rest of their lives.
The only way that we can really know what is inside the embryos is if we inspect and test each embryo. And that would take major amounts of time and money. And is that really worth it?
And I guess that's always the question- is it worth it? Unfortunetly, there are many times where you can have this really great discovery and it could help a lot of people, but half the population is against it and half the population is undecided. And on top of that, Americans aren't too keen on the idea of the government spending more money (especially when they're unsure of whether or not they actually like it) And everyone had to ask themselves- is it worth it?
I guess we'll have to see.
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