The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act's bill was vetoed by George W. Bush but was passed twice by Congress. The research has grown an impressive amount since it was discovered. A family friend of mine recently had Stem Cell done. He was diagnosed with Cancer in his Sophomore year of high school and as time flew by, six years later, his cancer reappeared and he knew he needed Stem Cell done or there was a great possability that he would die. A current WHY question for this issue is: Why does the Government intervene with science? The Government has enough power to persuade people's opinions and "play God" sometimes. But for this issue, the scale is close to 50/50. People are having an issue with stem cell because it is taking away a human embryotic cell from growing to it's full potential as a human, and being used for a sick, living human being. There are pros and cons for both sides but is it really isn't the Government's place to limit scientists and doctors from their work to better the lives of people who have endured a great deal.
This site provides the statistics of the year 2007's cancer estimated death rate in the US. MANY of these patients, depending on their case and situation, could have been cured of their cancer if they had Stem Cell to help. As technology improves and stem cell is better well known, I believe cancer's death rates will drop dramatically in the near future. It needs to be given the chance it deserves and a second opinion by certain branches of the Government.
(The picture above symbolizes the opposing view of stem cell research)
1 comment:
Great Post,
Stem Cells are extremely versatile because they are still immature, and they could solve so many issues for us. For example, in labs, rats have had their spinal cords crushed, therefore paralyzing them. When injecting stem cells into their spinal cords though, the cells become spinal cells and in a relatively short period of time the rat is able to walk and function normally. Imagine how much this could help us!! In Biology, we've learned about stem cells and how it was recently discovered stem cells can be available without destroying the human embryo. There is such potential for stem cells to make a big impact for humanity, but it is disappointing how our government has decided to not pursue research and actually is against it, taking away any public funding from institutions that decide to explore stem cells. The rest of the world is way ahead of us, and I really hope our next president won't be so against scientific research to help humanity...
Post a Comment