Stem cell research is a never ending argument based on saving a life versus taking a life. This subject has been debated from the school house to the church house. Millions of families are affected by different diseases that are common and rare and the common denominator is there is no cure. Stem cells through argument of science can cure diseases or help heal individuals who suffer from debilitating conditions such as spinal cord injuries, strokes, heart conditions, and burns to name a few. (Reaves, 2001).

A stem cell is a biological cell found in every multicellular organism that can divide into different specialized cells. In a growing embryo, stem cells help maintain the regeneration parts of organs. “Cells grown in the lab provide scientists with the opportunity to "engineer" them for use in transplantation or treatment of diseases” (National Institutes of Health). There are two different types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. Embryonic cells are found inside a cell mass and adult cells are found in tissue. Adult cells have a shelf life or limited use for Scientists. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell. Are Scientists playing God?

Stem cell is an interesting subject because it requires every individual at some point in their life to decide what will they do? If your spouse was deathly ill and the only way to save them was to let the doctors’ experiment with a controversial cell that is only days old but mixed in with your cell can help and heal. The decision you would have to live with is ethical or unethical? The US was receiving funding for this breakthrough in technology until the Bush Administration. George W. Bush vetoed both bills that came before him in the early and middle