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A 5 page analysis of President George W. Bush’s decision on stem cell research. This paper provides a political background of the controversy, an outline of the ethical considerations, and a detailed discussion of the potential benefits of the research. The contention is presented that Bush’s decision serves to buy us time in potentially valuable research while avoiding the additional harvest of stem cells from aborted fetuses. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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controversial topics confronting our contemporary world. The controversy centers around both misunderstanding as well as informed objection to the ethical connotations of the research. It is a controversy
which involves everyone from bioethicists, to scientists, to patients advocates, to pro-lifers, to politicians, to the American citizen in general. It was a controversy which confronted President George W.
Bush immediately upon taking office and one on which he would have to make a critical decision as to whether to allow the research to continue. His decision would
be to allow research on existing stem cell resources. His intent, of course, was to allow the critical research to continue while at the same time preventing the deliberate
harvest of more cells expressly for the purpose of stem cell research. In the words of a senior White House official, Bushs decision:
"allowed you to balance the hopes of research against the moral imperative that the government should not be funding the destruction
of human life" (Lacayo et all, 2001, PG). Bushs intent will be better understood when
we analyze the scientific and ethical considerations which are inherent in stem cell research. With this analysis we will come to understand both the tremendous potential scientific benefit of
such research and the ethical questions with which we must struggle. Stem cells are immature cells which have potential application in the replacement
of tissues or organs damaged by diseases such as cancer (Vogel, 1999). As "science fiction" as it may seem, gaining a better understanding of stem cells may give scientist
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