"Culture Club"
CNN provides this overview -- fair, balanced and informative, I think -- of the ethical debate over stem cell research; more here.
Two points from the overview:
• Stem cell research1 is still in early stages and has therefore yet to help anybody clinically.
• Whether you support or oppose stem cell research probably depends on your view of whether life begins at conception.
(Editorial cartoon courtesy of Cox & Forkum.)
CORRECTED:
1To be precise, human embryonic stem cell research. Umbilical cord blood stem cells have been reportedly been used for therapeutic benefit.