Vote: Is it right to create embryos to "harvest" their stem cells?

 VOTE RESULTS

Should we create embryos just to harvest their stem cells?

Yes
 42.42% 
No
 57.58% 

356 Votes Cast
 

Scientists in the US say the have created embryos purely to harvest their stem cells for research purposes.

Embryonic stem cells are the "master" cells that can develop into all of the body's tissues - and thus could theoretically be used to repair damage caused by a host of degenerative diseases.

Human embryos have been created, and discarded, for many years in labs around the world to investigate infertility problems.

But their use solely to collect stem cells has sparked a fierce debate about the ethics of such methods.

Is it right to create embryos just to "harvest" their stem cells? Vote now.

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