You may notice your hand trembles when you pick up something, or maybe your loved one has pointed it out. Next, you notice walking is becoming more difficult as you feel off-balance. Before you know it, you are confined to a wheelchair because you can no longer stand on your own. In need of constant care, you are frustrated because you can no longer tell your body what to do. Parkinson’s disease affects more than 1.5 million Americans, and you could be next if we do not find a solution (Herold 10).
The difficult decision concerning life and death confronts us every day, but what if a solution was right in front of us, would you ignore it? Maybe you are afraid of saving a life since it involves a risk. Or, maybe it is something deeper like your moral and ethical obligations. Whatever reason it is, a problem like Parkinson’s disease is confronting you, and it needs a solution. A controversial solution, called stem cells, may reverse the damage that your brain has sustained.
Deadly diseases kill people every day and deciding on a treatment, or possibly a cure, can emerge with a solution like stem cell research. Stem cell research could be a way to reverse some of the most incurable, fatal diseases, but there are a few obstacles scientists are facing. Although, stem cell research has …show more content…
This is where the question of where does life begin comes into play. Opponents of stem cell research argue that a blastocyst is unquestionably a potential human being, and the difference from it and a full-fledged human is simply a matter of time (FRC). In Stem Cell Now, Christopher Thomas Scott states that, “It is impossible to harm a blastocyst. These 100 cells are not conscious of existence and do not feel. The scant beginnings of a nervous system are a week away” (186). This quote is important because it shows that the blastocyst has no feeling, therefore, how can it be a full-fledged
The difficult decision concerning life and death confronts us every day, but what if a solution was right in front of us, would you ignore it? Maybe you are afraid of saving a life since it involves a risk. Or, maybe it is something deeper like your moral and ethical obligations. Whatever reason it is, a problem like Parkinson’s disease is confronting you, and it needs a solution. A controversial solution, called stem cells, may reverse the damage that your brain has sustained.
Deadly diseases kill people every day and deciding on a treatment, or possibly a cure, can emerge with a solution like stem cell research. Stem cell research could be a way to reverse some of the most incurable, fatal diseases, but there are a few obstacles scientists are facing. Although, stem cell research has …show more content…
This is where the question of where does life begin comes into play. Opponents of stem cell research argue that a blastocyst is unquestionably a potential human being, and the difference from it and a full-fledged human is simply a matter of time (FRC). In Stem Cell Now, Christopher Thomas Scott states that, “It is impossible to harm a blastocyst. These 100 cells are not conscious of existence and do not feel. The scant beginnings of a nervous system are a week away” (186). This quote is important because it shows that the blastocyst has no feeling, therefore, how can it be a full-fledged