Stem cell research is important to me because of its potential to cure cancer. My maternal grandfather died 10 years ago from lung cancer and my paternal grandfather has to have IVs given three days a week as a cancer survivor. Cancer is also something that I personally have to think about in the future. As a light-skinned redhead, I am very prone to radiation. So much in fact that I stay indoors as much as possible just to stay out of it. If I forget to put on sunscreen one day I'm almost guaranteed to get sunburned. My father's skin is burnt brown from years of not wearing sunscreen(he has a blue collar, gutter-working job). I do not want to end up the same way.
I have heard that fetus cells are required to use the technology. If this can be done safely and with minimal harm to the baby, then I'm all for it. I haven't done any research on it yet, so I'm not certain which stance to take. However, due to its curative properties, stem cell research sounds like a healthy thing for our welfare which might need a bit of fine tuning.
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