Stem Cell Argumentative Essay

When multi-cellular organisms develop, cells must differentiate to form specialised cells, which have a diverse range of functions, these then give the organism the necessary assistance to survive and eventually live. A stem cell is a cell which is undifferentiated and not yet specialised, although it has to capability to form or configure itself into any other type of cell. Fertilised embryos are called zygotes which then produce pluripotent embryonic stem cells, a prerequisite to the survival of the organism at an early stage, as they must be able become ANY and EVERY single kind of cell. However, adult stem cells differ from this and have a restricted range of which cells they can create, this has therefore led to a healthcare-related emergence of research into stem cells at the embryonic stage, in order to possibly cure certain illnesses or diseases, …show more content…
A counter-argument used by pro-lifers, (specifically in this case, the conservative speaker and journalist Ben Shapiro) is that an embryo is not dissimilar to a human in a coma.
He explains that it is socially unacceptable to kill someone within an induced coma, where they have a possibility of waking – no matter that they are not sentient or feeling during that period of time. This human would share the characteristics with an embryo of not feeling, despite being alive. However, they are viewed as not LIVING or FEELING, in spite of having the potential to. Therefore, it is unacceptable to terminate prospective life.
Another reason for the opposition to stem cell research is the potential creation of idealistic, “designer” babies, as genetic code can be reprogrammed through this, although the development of this chain of research is against the law past 14 days, as it rids us of