But I do not know what that is, so if someone could explain to me what it is and how abortion would benefit for stem cell research that would be great. Thanks!What is stem cell research and how is it connected to abortions?
The problem came up when they were creating stem cells in a lab, they beleive that destroying stem cells is like destroying life. But now they can get stem cells from living tissue or the yummy leftovers after a birth so there is no need to create them just to destroy them.
Abortion and stem cell research are only related in that they both involve destroying embryos. Hypothetically, aborted embryos could be used for stem cell research, but as far as I know this is not happening. Right now, embryos for research come from in vitro fertilization. When people do IVF to get pregnant, they create several embryos, and implant the best ones in the mother. The parents decide whether to freeze the extra ones for later use, or to destroy them. It is the ones that they want to destroy that can be used for research. These embryos are at a very early stage in development, where they are only undifferentiated cells in a sphere.What is stem cell research and how is it connected to abortions?
Well, stem cell research covers many fields, but it always involves cells at a very early stage of differentiation (stem cells) - which means cells before they have genetically programmed themselves to become a particular tissue, so they have a wide range of "choices" as to what they become.
What it has to do with abortions is that the best way to get stem cells is from an early fetus, we all start as undifferentiated stem cells, but as we develop, those cells divide and specialize to form bones, nerves, muscle, etc. So when a fetus is aborted, the material claimed can be harvested and the stem cells can be used to carry out valuable research that may one day lead to the ability to grow organs in vitro (eliminate waiting lists) and cure some devastating genetic diseases, such as Parkinson's or Huntington's disease.
To address some of the other posts, no abortion is EVER done just to harvest the stem cells, it is a question of whether when an abortion is done whether the tissue is discarded or used for research. Also, although stem cells can come from other methods, not all stem cells are the same, and stem cell lines from fetal tissue are valuable (as are the other lines).
stem cell research is basically taking stem cells (which can grow into virtually any cell in the human body) from fetuses and develop them. then the scientists implant them into people who need a specific type of cells, such as people with parkinson's disease, in hopes that it will replace the defective or lack of cells and cure the disease. if you get an abortion you can give the fetus to a stem cell research centre to, uh, help them. :\What is stem cell research and how is it connected to abortions?
I don't think that abortion is ever "good." I think scientists use stem cells because they can be used to grow tissue, I.E. a heart, lung, etc.. Scientists can "program" the cells to become anything they want.
I did hear that scientists can now get stem cells from mice. And according to the other poster, they can now get stem cells from skin.
Anyways, I really wish all these idiots that go and abort their fetus, just because they don't want a kid, should use contraceptives. It's not that hard.
it's an obsolete question now that scientists have discovered the ability to garner stem cells from living human skin.
the spinal cord from aborted babies, or umbilical cord (i cant remember) contains cells that can heal or replace dead cells
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