Research on
embryonic stem cells is controversial because it requires the
destruction of live human embryos that are only a few days old. But
as Steve Chapman writes, if it's OK to destroy 5-day-old embryos to
further scientific inquiry, is it OK to destroy embryos that are
five weeks old? Five months? Eight months? Science alone can't
answer that question.
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