Stem Cell Bans Lifted

This past Monday, President Obama lifted the bans on stem cell research placed by the Bush Administration.  The on-going debate about stem cell research is the most recent of the clashes between religion and science.  It happened with Galileo (Sun is the center of the Solar System) and it happened with Darwin (Theory of Evolution).  In those two face offs, the argument of science eventually won almost complete popular support.  It seems that the stem cell battle is trending that way as well.  My reason for thinking science will win: the last election. 

In the 2008 Presidential Election, both John McCain and Barrack Obama were in support of stem cell research.  When a Republican and Democrat agree on an issue, you know something big is going to happen with it. 

I am completely for stem cell research.  There is not much fact that I can use to back my argument up, but I can reason a conclusion.  It took me a while to come to a decision on stem cell research.  On one hand, you are destroying potential life.  On the other hand, you are saving and improving lives.  

It is a tough decision because both are valid arguments, but here is the way I see it:  If we allow stem cell research, we may find cures for cancers, paralysis, and regenerate cells in vital organs.  

Embryonic stem cell research holds the most promise for accomplishing this.  In order to do embryonic research, a fertilized embryo must be destroyed.  I do not think that this is "killing a person", at least not in the same way as murder.  The embryos that are created for the research are never meant to become people.  They were made to be used for research.  If you take away the research, you are not letting the babies be born, you are stopping there creation anyway because the embryos are only made for the purpose of research.  This combined with the prospect of saving/improving so many lives makes the choice obvious to me: stem cell research is the way to go.