stem cell research
... Stem cells can be coaxed to develop into nerve cells or heart cells. ... This exempts stem cell research from the Congressional ban on embryo research. ... Those rules simply do not apply to stem cells because they are not developed enough to be considered a fetus. ... We can do research with them, provided that considerable benefits can be expected. Making embryos solely for research purposes has the promise to benefit society. ... Stem cell research is morally significant first because it promises healing.