Stem Cell Research Persuasive Speech Outline

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Narrator: Stem cell research puts forward new hopes for people suffering from incurable illnesses, but their use in research is highly controversial. But what exactly are the moral dilemmas for stem cell research and why does it make so hard for us to pick a side?

Narrator: Stem cell research forces us to choose between two moral principles, the need to ease or alleviate suffering and also the need to protect and respect all human life.
To obtain stem cells, the embryo has to be destroyed, this could mean destroying a potential human life in the process. But at the same time, stem cell research puts forward new possibilities of treatments and cures for incurable diseases such as Parkinson’s and Type 1 diabetes. So the question …show more content…
Professor White would you like explain to the listeners what significant changes occurs to the embryo after the 14-day mark?
White: Before the 14-day mark, the embryo is able to spilt to form twins or even fail to develop at all. 14 days after fertilization the embryo is shown to have developed nervous system and gained sense.
Narrator: So before the 14-day mark, the embryo doesn’t possess any senses?
White: Yes that’s correct
Narrator: So doesn’t make it okay to extract stem cells from embryos before the 14 day mark?
White: We can’t say that just because an embryo doesn’t possess a sense it is not human. If we were to say that a person is someone who has sense, does that mean a patient who has lost nerve cells due to a stroke is less human? No of course not. So we cannot judge what makes a human being, as it has only been a few days since fertilization.
Narrator: What do you think Dr Williams?
Williams: There are several stages of embryonic development that could be give an embryo increasing moral status. First being the implantation of the embryo into the uterus around six days after fertilization, next the formation of the nervous system at the 14-day mark, and then finally

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