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A Proposal for Limitations on Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning

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allow scientists to create cures for common maladies that have thus far stumped medical doctors. That said, allowing the research that could potentially provide cures is something that is on  shaky moral ground. After all, there are mad scientists that have the potential to create a Frankenstein through the cloning process. Unscrupulous individuals might create human life in a petrie  dish without regard for it. There have in fact been studies regarding aborted fetuses and the fact that they feel pain. Certainly, there are risks when tampering with human life.  Hence, there should be limitations on these practices and in order to decide what should be done, it is important to delve into stem cell research and cloning as it  relates to scientific and religious argumentation. Certainly, medical ethics looms large on this front. Stem cell research and cloning should not be completely banned but it must have restrictions.  What is the present state of stem cell research? It seems that in 2001, President Bush did restrict funding on research and so it would go to preexisting lines (Ulick,  2004). By 2004, only 22 of the 78 original lines still exist and these even may be contaminated (2004). There are few of these embryonic stem cells left and the  adult stem cells are just not as promising. In order to explore this subject further, it pays to look at the promise of stem cell research and the process of  cloning. However, it is also important to note that the issue is global. Both the idea of human cloning as well as research regarding  the embryonic stems demonstrates an example of transatlantic differences (Purvis, 2004). There have been several nations pushing for a complete ban worldwide on these activities (2004). Germany and France for