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Stem Cell Research
Michael Sherman
Negative Attitude towards Cell
Research
• Destruction of Embryo for Stem Cells
• Catholicism
Positive Attitude towards Stem Cell
Research
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Islam
Hinduism
Protestant Church
Judaism
Stem Cell Research and Enhancement Act
3 million dollar donation by California
Obama removes Bush’s ban on federal funding
Uses for Stem Cell Research
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Therapeutic Cloning
Treatment of Neurological Diseases
Future Gene Therapy
Furthering Understanding of Embryonic Stem
Cells
• Cell Therapy
• Transplants
Reflective Points
• Is the destruction of potential life worth the
betterment of current life?
• What is the ethical dilemma presented with
Stem Cell Research
• Has science gone to far? Or not far enough?