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Introduction
According to statistics, almost everybody today is affected by cancer either directly or indirectly, and everybody knows someone who is suffering from cancer, diabetes, or Alzheimer disease. How about if it was possible to successfully treat these diseases and save lives of our loved ones? Yes, it is now possible as medical researchers have found out a way to solve these medical conditions. The solution lies with stem cell technology. The most important feature for stem cells as it concerns stem cell therapy is that, they are cells that have not yet been differentiated into a specific type of cell (Hu et al., 2013). This therefore means there is the potential for doctors to use these cells as replacement for defective cells. Despite the promise that this technology holds for the medical field, it is still at its infancy and successful application is very limited. This paper presents a discussion on the possibilities available through stem cell therapy and support the adoption of the same in the medical field. This is done through analysis of arguments for, the drawbacks that limit the technology, a counter-argument, and lastly, a conclusion.
Background
Stem cells are young cells that have not yet been differentiated into a specific...
Ordinarily, stem cells are obtained from young and differentiating beings mainly, oocytes and embryos. This practice has raised major concerns on the onset of human personhood, sensitive downstream research, consent for stem cell materials, stem cell therapy early clinical trials, and the oversight of stem cell therapy (Parry, 2018). These concerns have tended to cast a shadow on the promise that the technology presents in the treatment of some of the known chronic and dreaded disease and disease condition.
My opinion
Stem cell therapy has been proven to be an effective treatment for cancers, Parkinson disease, diabetes, and some of the other chronic diseases that so far, no successful treatment has been established. These diseases so far, have major consequences which range from social, financial, and social. For example, cancer robs us of our loved ones, Parkinson’s diseases render a person unproductive, and diabetes is a financial burden (Thompson et al., 2012). The benefits of exploring and introducing the use of stem cell therapy in the treatment of these diseases override the main ethical concerns that have been passed by opponents.
Stem cell therapy provides a stable solution. So far, the treatment…
References
Giachino, C., Orlando, L., & Turinetto, V. (2013). Maintenance of genomic stability in mouse embryonic stem cells: relevance in aging and disease. International journal of molecular sciences, 14(2), 2617-2636.
Hu, G., Cui, K., Northrup, D., Liu, C., Wang, C., Tang, Q., ... & Zhao, K. (2013). H2A. Z facilitates access of active and repressive complexes to chromatin in embryonic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. Cell stem cell, 12(2), 180-192.
Parry, B. (2018). The Social Life of “Scaffolds” Examining Human Rights in Regenerative Medicine. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 43(1), 95-120.
Passweg, J. R., Baldomero, H., Bader, P., Bonini, C., Duarte, R. F., Dufour, C., ... & Montoto, S. (2017). Use of haploidentical stem cell transplantation continues to increase: the 2015 European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplant activity survey report. Bone marrow transplantation, 52(6), 811.
Thompson, L. M., Ceja, M. E., & Yang, S. P. (2012). Stem cell transplantation for treatment of sickle cell disease: bone marrow versus cord blood transplants. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 69(15), 1295-1302.
This is (still, for the present time, at least), the law on medical procedures to terminate pregnancy, which are available (and eligible for federal funding assistance) to anyone whose personal religious beliefs allow them. Those whose religious beliefs prohibit abortion at any time after conception need never contemplate the procedure, but their religious position is not incorporated into U.S. law. Like abortion, Americans not opposed to stem cell research
This bill was sent to the U.S. Senate and set for vote mirroring a bill previously passed by the House during the Summer of 2003 which failed to pass the Senate because of vehement disagreement that was even "within the parties over the prohibition of therapeutic cloning.(National Legislation Concerning Human and Reproductive Cloning, 2004; paraphrased) As of the date of the report on legislation eight U.S. states had passed
Stem Cell Ethics Debating the Ethics of Stem Cells The term 'stem cells' can mean different things to different people. For some, it conjures images of medical miracles providing solutions for heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. For others, it terrifies with a future filled with cloned humans. Still others cringe at the thought of mass producing cultured human embryos for the sole purpose of providing organs and tissues for a paying public.
This often means expanding the role of the nurse in the modern medical environment. One of the most important signs of the way that nursing has changed to deal with the problems and possibilities of cloning and stem cell research is that nurses have become more "genetically aware." This means that the issue of genetics and stem cell research has become part of the knowledge that is required of
Unfortunately, these undifferentiated cells cannot be harvested or removed from an adult because an adult's cells have already matured. Once matured, cells can't be overwritten to become another type of cell. but, embryonic cells are technically at a stage of growth where they are clearly cells but they have not yet reached a stage of becoming a specialized cell. Therefore, the stem cells can still be rewritten or redirected so
Stem Cell Research Should Have More Government Funding The topic argument "Stem cell research government funding." For paper, construct argument defending a claim policy. Remember argument based a claim policy, writer seeks solve a problem establish a problem exists, part argument entail claims fact Stem cell research should have more government funding A stem cell can be defined as type of cell that can be found in many body tissues. Stem cells can