Editorial( Final Draft)

Stem cell research is considered to be an abomination of the human race by some, but to most who know what the deal really is it is potentially one of the most medically ground breaking thing’s that has happened in decades. Stem cell research is so controversial because of the fact that it is technically harvesting a human embryo, and therefore it is assumed by many to be taking a human life. What most don’t know is that stem cells that are harvested from women when not fertilized, and if they have been they are taken and used before the development of a major thought process ie: feelings. Having a major brain malformation myself, I think that stem cell research is one of the best hopes for a complete recovery that not only I but thousands more like me can say they have ever had.
To give you an idea about where i am coming from with stem cell research and my situation, I have a disorder that is called Arnold Chiari malformation of the brain stem. This occurs when the back part of my cerebellar tonsils droop down into where my brain and spine meet, reducing spinal flow from the spine to the brain. Resulting from this are a vast array of symptoms that include heavy nausea, migraine headaches, and many others that complicate daily life. I am going under the knife on the 27th of this month to have a piece of skull removed to evaporate the constriction of flow of spinal fluid. However being that the most ground breaking areas thus far in embryonic stem cell research are the neck and spinal chord, it was not only expected but told directly to me this was more likely than not avoidable if use of these stem cells was given a full shot 8 years ago when proposed under the Bush administration. This one case, and the fact that all arguments against the use of these stem cells is based off of mere opinion that can be proven completely illogical shows you why there are so many more positives than negatives to the use of stem cells.
The fact that stem cells can differentiate into any type of cell, they offer promise in the development of medical treatments for a wide range of conditions. Treatments that have been proposed include treatment for physical trauma, degenerative conditions, and genetic diseases. Further treatments using stem cells could potentially be developed thanks to their ability to repair extensive tissue damage, and potentially fight against things such as degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. These facts enough should be enough for all of society to accept stem cell research for what it is, and use it to better the human race and society as we know it. However it seems there always has to be a counter-revolutionary group of people that has to fight for what they think is “right.” The Klu Klux Klansmen of the earlier times in America also thought what they were doing was right, however their thought process was extremely flawed. This is what I believe anyone who turns down stem cell research to be, either mis-lead by someone or something, or just plain old ignorant. Either way stem cell research is growing in strength with the 2009 election of barack O’bama, and there is expected to be many more medicinal breakthroughs in that area over the next decade. So me, and many others like me with spinal and brain disorders, will be able to take the dreams we once had to be completely normal and make them reality. With this new form of medicine that does what was before thought to be impossible we will advance the medical field to where it has never been. All we need to do is dismiss the false propoganda, and consider the facts. Stem cell research is a god send, and with Obama bringing it back we will see dramatic changes in years to come.