Issues Surrounding Stem Cell Research One of the main arguments centered against the use of stem cells in medical research programs is due to their supposed origins, namely human embryos that are in the early stages of their development. Subsequent extraction of embryonic stem cells is considered by several groups...
Introduction Despite the increasing rates of abortion, debates on this matter have only focused on the political and legal aspects of the practice without giving much attention to the fundamental ethics surrounding it. This is partly because many people have believed that the legislation of laws should not involve ethical...
Introduction Abortion is an act that entails termination of a pregnancy through the removal of a fetus from the uterus. The question about whether abortion is right or wrong action is a very controversial aspect and requires a personal decision. Abortion could be induced if a person carrying the pregnancy...
A huge number of people are afraid of death. A leading reason for fear of death remains the pain associated with it. However, there is a form of termination of life known as euthanasia. It entails intentional ending of life aimed at relieving persistent pain and suffering due to a...
Introduction Animal testing is the testing of products on animals to evaluate their potential toxicity to humans or the environment. Animal testing is common in medical research to experiment the efficacy and safety of new drugs. Laboratory model animals are used to experiment new drugs to determine their potential to...
In the USA, a heated debate on whether the Government should continue funding researchers of human embryonic stem cells has been on progress for a long time. The use of human being’s embryonic stem cells has led to a difficult argument that entails public legal and moral disputes (Baynes, 2013)....