Advantages of Adult Stem Cell Therapy

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The advancement of biomedical research has improved stem cell therapies immensely. There is a lot of unnecessary debate about the advantages and disadvantages of adult stem cell therapy versus embryonic stem cell therapy, which could be avoided if people were more knowledgeable of both therapies. Adult stem cell therapy is far superior to embryonic stem cell therapy because it avoids ethical concerns, the patients can use their own cells, and adult stem cells can be transformed into a pluripotent stage. Initially, adult stem cell therapy is more desirable than embryonic stem cell therapy because it avoids all ethical concerns that embryonic stem cell therapy are prone to. In other words, the moral and ethical obligations hindering embryonic stem therapy are completely avoided with adult stem cells. For example, many people believe the embryo is a life that deserves to be protected and have many differing opinions on what constitutes the beginning of life. Michael West reports that a real human life does not begin until the embryo is multi-cellular after 14 days of development (West). His view, which emphasizes that the embryo does not deserve to protected, can cause extreme controversy in the scientific community mainly because many people see the belief that an embryo is not human until it has survived a certain time period, as morally corrupt. On the other hand, William Chesire asserts that from the moment of conception, embryos are distinct lives and it is unethical to destroy them (Chesire). Embryos are just as human as any person and should therefore not be subject to destruction, even to save others. Adult stem cells completely avoid the issue and debate over what constitutes the beginning of life since they never use cel... ... middle of paper ... ... Hill, Robert. "Advantages and Disadvantages of Adult Stem Cells over Embryonic Stem/Germ Cells." Welcome to the World of Stem Cells. Tripod, 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. . Nelson, Jean Peduzzi. "Adult Stem Cells Are Already Curing Diseases." Stem Cells (2008). Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 4 Jan. 2012. Tollefsen, Goerge, and Christopher Tollefsen. "An Embryo Should Be Considered A Human Being." Human Embryo Experimentation (2008). Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 3 Jan. 2012. Verfaille, Catherine. "Adult Stem Cell Pluripotency." Adult Stem Cell Therapy. Family Research Council, 2002. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. . West, Michael D. "Embryonic Stem Cell Research Is Ethical." Ethics (2006). Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 5 Jan. 2012.

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