Stem Cell Research and Yaz Essay

REBUTTAL: STEM CELL RESEARCH

Stem Cell research is a horrible and flawed way of attempting to cater to the whims of narcissistic people who long to discover the proverbial fountain of youth and keys to perfect health. These individuals don't care anything about the lives of those they are destroying in an effort to enhance their own lives! If you value human life at all stages, it is only natural to oppose embryonic stem cell research because the taking the stems cells from an embryo means that the embryo will die. Who but a cruel and inhumane person will sanction the death of another human being so that they can live?

I think it's about time that science turn to other cures for diseases and illnesses that plague us. As stem cell research is not without its flaws, according to the Real Promise of Stem Cell Research by Dr. David Prentice which was published in HealthNewsDigest.com in which he states that "Mice treated for Parkinson's with embryonic stem cells have died from brain tumors in as much as 20% of cases." So, stem cell research is by no means a holy grail. Researchers have been looking at other ways in which we can achieve the same ends with other methods without the destroying valuable human life.

The monetary and opportunity cost associated with stem cell research is extremely high. Research conducted by the Heritage Foundation informs us that "to treat, for example, the 17 million diabetes patients in the United States will require a minimum of 850 million to 1.7 billion human eggs. Collecting 10 eggs per donor will require a minimum of 85 to 170 million women. The total cost would be astronomical, at $100,000 to $200,000 for 50 to 100 human eggs per each patient." It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that this is a huge amount of money. Stem cell research is expensive, it will cost the American taxpayers greatly and its money that the government would be better served utilizing elsewhere. The use of stem cells has not….....