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A 10 page overview of the many considerations which are inherent in stem cell research. This paper defines the procedures and outlines its many applications. The author then presents a discussion of the principle of autonomy, the principle of beneficence, and the principle of justice. The importance of informed consent is emphasized, the possibility of exploitation of certain genders or socioeconomic groups is broached, and the reality of unequal access to the benefits is acknowledged. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Stem cell research is one of the most promising developments of the last few decades in terms of the hope it provides for improved health to the worlds population.
It is also one of the most controversial areas of research, however. Stem cells are immature cells which have potential application in the replacement of tissues or organs
damaged by diseases such as cancer (Vogel, 1999). They can be obtained from other body tissue other than fetuses but it is the cells obtained from fetuses which have
the greatest potential in research. The application of stem cell research include improved treatment in such difficult and debilitating conditions as Parkinsons disease and, in fact, an untold number
of other potential applications. Stem cell research revolves, however, around the utilization of aborted fetuses and here lies the controversy.
Understandably, scientific research on human embryos has been in the forefront of public controversy for the past several years. Research is not limited to such activities as dissection, examination,
en vitro fertilization and other activities we have become accustomed to, it has expanded to include the threat of more incredulous activities such as genetic engineering and cloning, activities which
are not only significantly misunderstood but which also have the potential to be used in a less than ethical manner. Quite understandably, public attention to the controversy surrounding these
two aspects of embryonic research has not been equaled in practically any other field of scientific research.
Principle of Autonomy Despite the many positive applications of fetal research, strong public interest groups have formed over the
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