Tuesday, November 27, 2012


1)   Intro into what the topic is
a)    Abortion – What it is
b)   The two views:
i)     Pro –Life
ii)    Pro –Choice
2)   Pro –Life Argument
a)    Abortions will occur whether there are restrictions or not
b)    Must allow the choice to be the womens personal moral view
i)     Must have a safe way to achive the abortion
ii)    A fetus at the end of the day is a subjective mater
c)    Give example explaning this idea
d)   Pro –life followers “beg the question”
i)     What is wrong with this
ii)    Example
e)    Human V.S Human Being
f)     Fetus can’t have emotion because emotions come through socil interactions
g)    “Life begin at conception”
h)   History of defining a fetus
i)     Never was considreed human
ii)    Even by the chuch until 1869
i)     100 percent dependent on the mother
j)     Is right to life negotiable??
i)     Rape
ii)    Incest
iii)  Mother life
k)    River example
l)     Is all life equal and worth living?
m)  Does a fetus have true rights?
i)     14 amendment
ii)    ss number?
iii)  Other countries
iv)  Fetus cannot exercise their rights
n)   Does a fetus have social identity?
3)   Pro –life View
a)    Basics of Biology
i)     Organized
ii)    Energy
iii)  Respond to the environment
iv)  Reproduce
v)    Adapt
b)   According to this view life begins at conception
c)    Moral View
i)     Possible human
ii)    Rights
iii)  True identity
iv)  Do men have the right to decide on life
v)    This cause other implementations
(1) Example
(2) Example
vi)  By being pro – choice one must sacrifice other rational beliefs.
4)   Compromise
a)    This is a very, very challenging solution to compromise
b)   Nether side is willing to budge
c)    Must spike education on the subject
i)     Scientific
ii)    Moral
d)   The solution is completely polar for each side
e)    Both would have to be willing to put more science into what the actual “fetus” is
5)   Conclusion
a)    Recap



Compromising Where Lives are at Stake (Joseph, Logan, Ryan)


Outline:
Introduction:
1.  Interesting grabber: For years stem cell research has been inhibited by the ethical and moral issues that surround the topic, and hundreds of potential lives could have been saved if it hadn’t.  
2. Introduce the topic
a. explain the moral confliction
- harvesting cells from an embryo
- killing a potential life
b. explain the opposing moral confliction
- letting an untold number of people die
- ie. not researching what has the potential to save millions of lives in the future over the span of human existence (yeah its that big)
c. what has been done so far to regulate stem cell research
- former President Bush’s funding for stem cell research
3.  Segway into the pro stem cell research
Pro para
1. Interesting grabber:  Stem cell research could lead to treatments that save millions of lives and improve the quality-of-life for millions more.
2. What scientists are trying to accomplish with stem cell research
a. regenerative cellular medicine
b. metaphoric blank canvas
c. treatments of diseases
3.What types of stem cell research are out there/where is the potential in stem cell research?
a. Adult stem cells
b. Embryonic stem cells
4. Why embryonic cells are so much more viable for research
a. blank slate (cells can form into any different type)
b.negatives for the viability of adult stem cells
- why they (adult cells) won’t work

Opposing para
1.interesting grabber:
2.issues within religion and morals
a. messing/creating with human life
b. potential killing of a human life (embryonic stem cells)
3.potential growth of cancer cells (abnormality of storing stem cells for long periods of times)
Solution para
1. Sacrifice to be made by pro
a.  a slower more humanistic approach to extraction
b.  scratching embryonic stem cell research
2. Sacrifice to be made by con
a.  Allow stem cell research, they do not need to be benefited by the research
3. What can be gained mutually
a. viable method for regrowth of type specific cell cultures
b.  millions of lives saved
4.  Moving forward and implementing solution
Conclusion para
1. rephrase arguments
2. restate solution

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Annotated bibs

"Monitoring Stem Cell Research." Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K.        Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 485-488. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 22 Nov. 2012.

This article is a government report explaining the dilema and arguments both for and against stem cell research that have been present since the beginning of human embyro experimentation.  It discuss both viewpoints and the significance the outcomes could have from the research.  It also discusses the Bush Administration's funding for research and how that has changed the field of research as well as the Council of Bioethics that Bush set up.  These all will be very powerful pieces of evidence and will greatly help to lay the foundation to of our paper and to bring everyone up to speed on what has been been done and what is going to come in the next few years or the next steps of the research process in terms of stem cell manipulation and retrieval.  

Lewis, Andy. "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research Is More Ethical than Embryonic Stem Cell Research." Stem Cells. Jacqueline Langwith. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Amazing Breakthrough in the Stem Cell Debate." The Ethics & Religious Liberty CommissionGale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 22 Nov. 2012.

This article can be used to largely show the alternative to embriotic destruction and the use of pluripotent stem cells from adult stem cells.  It discusses how progress is being made in the research of stem cells that wont harm fetuses and argues for a stronger push in this direction away from embriotic research.  

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Arthur, Joyce. "Personhood: Is a Fetus a Human Being?" THE PRO-CHOICE ACTION NETWORK. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. . This article is about the pro-choice view of what a "human being" actually is. It argues that since a fetus can't actually live on its own without the mother, it is not a human, also, that the mother should have the choice on whether to donate her body 7-9 months to grow this child. The article compares making abortion illegal, similar to that of forcing people to donate blood, or organs. Also, since it is subjective, and can't be scientifically proven, we can not truly answer the question and therfor must rely on the mothers personal view. "When Does Life Begin?" When Does Life Begin? N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. . This article is the pro life view o what a human being is. It argues that there are 5 simple aspects that decide whether or not something is alive, "Living things are highly organized. All living things have an ability to acquire materials and energy. All living things have an ability to respond to their environment. All living things have an ability to reproduce. All living things have an ability to adapt." (When does life begin). It argues that a fetus does not only meet these but exceeds them at the moment the sperm meets the egg.

Annotations


Fischbach, Gerald D., and Ruth L. Fischbach. "Stem Cells: Science, Policy, and Ethics." Journal of Clinical Investigation 114.10 (2004): 1364-70. Print.

This article explains that to create new cell lines, it is necessary to destroy preimplantation blastocysts. This has led to an intense debate that threatens to limit embryonic stem cell research. There are lots of debates that are happening within stem cell research and this is one of them. It helps us by giving us some insight into the arguments that are going on in the field and will give us a better idea of how stem cell research of different types should be regulated so that there won't be as many heated debates about this research that can push our technology further.

Rosen, M. M. R. "Are Stem Cells Drugs?: The Regulation of Stem Cell Research and Development." Circulation (New York, N.Y.) 114.18 (2006): 1992-2000. Print.

This article touches on the societal framework for regulation, the known and potential risks and benefits of cardiovascular stem cell therapies, whether stem cells should be regulated as drugs or in analogy to drugs, and if there is to be regulation, then by whom. In so doing, it refers to the stem cell literature only as it relates to the discussion of regulation because this is not a review of stem cell research; it is an opinion regarding regulation. This will help us by getting perspective on what the regulation should be for stem cell therapies and other stem cell research.

Annotated Bibliography

Newspaper

Richey, Warren. "Victory for stem-cell research: Court backs Obama's guidelines." Christian Science Monitor 27 July 2011: N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.


The newspaper article is about the ruling on the Obama plan for stem cell research.   His plan went to court in an attempt to broaden stem cell research to embryos.  When he took office he decided to uplift the Bush plan with stem cell research.  His plan to halt the inability to do research on embryos would not take the side of the Church in the discussion in the argument.  The new mandate would allow people who are doing stem cell research on embryos to receive federal funding.


Magazine

Huey-Burns, Caitlin. "Tiny Stem Cells Fuel Big Debate." U.S. News Digital Weekly 2.34 (2010): 7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.

The magazine article discusses the Dickey-Wicker amendment that says the there is not allowed to be federal spending on human embryo research.  This amendment was created in 1996 and was brought to court with the Obama administration. They ruled that it is not fit and that it is too ambiguous.  The administration could interpret how they felt was necessary.  This was after the Obama administration appealed the original ruling.  

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

My topic that I plan to research and discuss is the controversial issue of abortion. I plan to discuss the multiple points of views and possible solutions that hopefully meet the needs of at least of few points of views noted through my research. My potential audience is almost the entire general population, especially those who have religious backgrounds, because they tend to have much more radical, unwavering sides on this specific topic. The solution will have to meet both the individual rights and free will of a possible mother, also the religious view of the dignity of every human person. I will also try to address what different views are on concerning what defines a "human person". Basically, the solution must be a compromise because of how strongly each side feels on there view. The two general views are that first, any women should have the choice of going through with the pregnancy or not because it is her body. The other strong view is that every human has dignity no matter what stage of life, or even the other argument any human who has "possible" life has the full human dignity as a living breathing person.