Stem cells are a hot topic for the media today because our
             understanding of them has potential for incredible scientific advances in
             the field of biotechnology, yet we struggle because there are questions of
             morality raised by the methods by which they might be used. While in
             centuries past, it was commonly accepted within the scientific community to
             vivisect the mentally insane or criminally convicted for the purpose of
             scientific knowledge, today religious groups are concerned about the fate
             of single stem cells being used in experiments. Stem cells have paved the
             way to cloning and bioengineering of humans, allowing scientists to
             ""bring... a sperm and ovum together to create an embryo, harvesting the
             cells, and then discarding the embryo." (Celia) The concern for many
             people is that working with embryonic stem cells especially may somehow he
             breaching the rights of people and taking science to a point where it is
             Some advocates of stem cell research will argue that any potential
             rights violation is worth it. "Stem cells can be used in regenerative
             medicine to replace diseased or damaged tissue..." (Fraer) Most medical
             problems are related to damage to the body, which means that stem cells may
             be the key to ending all illness and disease. Perhaps stem cells will
             actually allow humans to regenerate organs and limbs lost, as well as
             ending the threat of cancer and other diseases. The concern, however, is
             that stem cells have the potential to develop into human embryos, and
             therefore the work that scientists do on these cells may be considered to
             be human testing. "Are they morally protectable entities, or are they more
             like other disposable tissues gleaned from the human body'" (Green)
             However, the choice is clear for many medical professionals that work with
             patients that are suffering every day, and it seems immoral to prevent this
             research from being done. ...