Some Bioethical Issues...
- Most
ethical issues involved in stem cell research are centered on the moral status
of the embryos and fetuses, as well as the significance of the source of embryonic
or fetal material.
- Use
of adult stem cells seems morally unproblematic from this point of view.
- Opponents
of embryonic stem cell research have argued that it involves the deliberate
destruction of an embryo, and this is morally wrong, because embryos have
the same moral status as human persons.
- Regarding
the use of fetal tissue, opponents argue that use of this tissue is morally
problematic because it comes from abortive procedures (although the fetus
was not aborted for creating stem cells).
Mugur Roz