What do you think of embryonic stem cell research?

Do you think it is ethical? Should it be funded by the government? Please tell why and give sources. Thanks
Answers:
I am 100% against it. I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt, that with all the technology that we have today there is another way than by harvesting embroyos. Whether America would like to admit that an embryo is a living being or not, the fact still remains that it is. I am confident that God will supply us the knowledge and ability to reproduce stem cells another way.
http://www.stemcellresearch.org/.
http://www.biblebelievers.com/allthis.ht.

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it's fine with me.

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stem cell research has a very promising future. with it, we will have the chance to help people with many different types of problems because of the specializing capability of these stem cells. many embryoes are discarded all the time from abortions and ones put in cryogenic freezing for storage and are no longer needed. these are lives that are still going to waste. As long as its regulated and monitored strictly. There should be institutes that are certified to work with ESC's and have those regulated by a controlling body like the FDA or something along those lines. There are some negative things that can come from this but as long as they are regulated and monitored they can be kept to a minimum or prevented. I have taken a couple courses on animal biotechnology and small animal research where we also went into human applications of such things including transgenics. we learned the negatives and positives of both and held many class discussions. after going over these things over the years, i have concluded that there is too much of a potential for good for us not to use ESC's in research

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wheather it is ethical or not depends on from exactly where and how these cells are harvested. they have discovered that stem cells can be taken from the umbilical cord, as well as the placenta for instance. this type of harvesting is non harmful to mother or baby. should the government? insofar as the gov. funds thousands of other scientific research projects they should include stem cell research. this research can lead to enormous and important breakthroughs which in turn can lead to cures for diseases birth defects and a host of other wonders. If they wont fund it then they at least ought to open the doors so others can do so leagally. (IMHO, sorry i don't have sources)

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I am for it. There are frozen embryos from invitro fertilization that are never used. These embryos are already developing eggs. The eggs are destroyed after so many years. The eggs can be used to study various diseases, and find cures. So I say why not use something to benefit man kind instead of destroying it.

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It's completely fine with me.
Whether it is ethical or not depends on how the results of the research will be used

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