Stem cell controversy

Even though stem cell therapy discovery will open a new era for medical treatments, many people are against the stem cell related therapy or treatments. Stem cell therapy use embryonic cells to induce them to become other specialized cells and by using these induced cells, we can recover and repair damages in human bodies. However, some dissenter claims that stem cell therapy is another method of a murder because an embryonic cell is the beginning of the life since it is the cell that could become a baby eventually. Also stem cell therapy can lead to the development of cloning which became very controversial. By using stem cell, scientists can create an identical person of one individual, which is called a clone and in order to treat illness and diseases, scientists have to take out a certain part of clone and transplant it into the individual’s body. Opponents assert that the clone should be treated as a human being and taking an organ or a part of them is a murder. Also they said by using stem cell therapy and cloning, scientists are trying to become gods and these methods should be prohibited. In my opinion, it is clear why people are against cloning because what opponents claimed is absolute truth and a clone can be considered as a human being. However, I don’t understand why people are against using embryonic cells. Yes, these cells can become a baby but when scientists are using the cells for stem cell therapy, it is not a baby and it won’t develop that way. It is basically same thing as people eating eggs since eggs can become chicks eventually but we eat them before they become chicks so I don’t see why people are against the usage of embryonic cells for stem cell therapy.