For this assessment I chose to explore the topic of embryonic Stem Cell Research (SCR) and the ethical conundrums they pose for society. I have always been interested in the moral paradox they pose for secular and religious society. Are we morally justified in sacrificing one life to save another? Or is it better to preserve the moral rights and liberties of a human being, even at a stage where it is unconscious of its …
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…of these cells to go around. However, the science and ethics of SCR aren't the only stumbling bocks in the way of this research. Political restrictions too are placed on the federal funding of stem cell research. On August 9, 2001 President George Bush promised $250 million per year to fund placental an umbilical research. He also allowed private facilities to carry on unperturbed. Theres a media log book that goes with this...but I cant find it...