http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/stemcells/index.html
This article from the New York Times gives a broad view of the controversy of stem cells. It states that stem cells may one day be used to replace or repair damaged tissue and cells. It also states that if scientists can continue to study the potential of embryonic, or pluripotent, stem cells, theses cells could change treatment of conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, and possibly even paralysis. The article also gives a small timeline of the debate. In 1996, the Dickey-Wicker amendment banned the use of tax dollars to create human embryos for stem cell research. Then in 2001, President George W. Bush ordered that tax dollars could be used for studies on a small number of lines. Then five years later a bill was passed to expand research. Just three years after this, President Obama made it clear that the government completely supported stem cell research. There are so many possibilities with stem cells and research needs to be continued in order to really know their full potential.
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