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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Research on human embryo-derived stem cells is an ethically controversial subject therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The government should help fund research on recently created embryonic stem cell lines but should not be involved in the destruction the embryos, If embryos would have been discarded in the in vitro fertilization clinics and spare human embryos from in vitro fertilization clinics could be used to create embryonic stem cell lines for the potentially life saving research, then no embryos are unnecessarily killed in the process of creating new embryonic stem cell lines that would not have already been destroyed in the fertilization clinics therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) No embryos are unnecessarily killed in the process of creating new embryonic stem cell lines that would not have already been destroyed, The human embryo is not human ConfScheme: Objection The creation of an embryonic stem cell line destroys a human person, All human immune systems have evolved to recognize Neu5Gc as an alien molecule and attack Neu5Gc-bearing cells therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The embyonic stem cell lines available to governmentally funded research should not be implanted in humans because they would cause an immune rejection, Embryonic stem cell lines cultured in this biological bath will have sailic acid Neu5Gc on their membranes therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) All of the 60 embryonic stem cell lines available to governmentally funded research are contaminated with sailic acid molecule Neu5Gc, Embryos from in vitro fertilization can be adopted so that they are not discarded contradicts Embryos would have been discarded in the fetilization clinics, The murder of a human embryo is not sufficient reason to halt scientific research ConfScheme: Objection The creation of an embryonic stem cell line destroys a human person, A study by The Pew Forum indicated that poll results vary significantly with the wording of the poll questions ConfScheme: Objection Polls show strong support for embryonic stem cell research, Differentiation potential does not necessarily directly translate into more or better medical therapies ConfScheme: Objection Embryo-derived stem cells have a greater differentiation potential, If the creation of an embryonic stem cell line destroys a human person then, The government should help fund research on recently created embryonic stem cell lines but should not be involved in the destruction the embryos therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The government should help fund research on recently created embryonic stem cell lines but should not be involved in the destruction the embryos, If embryos are spares from in vitro fertilization, then they would have been discarded in the fertilization clinics therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Embryos would have been discarded in the fetilization clinics, The murder of the few for the many is unethical and denies the equality of human persons ConfScheme: Objection The murder of a human embryo is not sufficient reason to halt scientific research, If human cells in close proximity to animal cells pick up Neu5Gc into the membrane and stem cells are cultured in a media which contains mouse embryos and animal serum, then embryonic stem cell lines cultured in this media will have Neu5Gc on their outer membrane therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Embryonic stem cell lines cultured in this biological bath will have sailic acid Neu5Gc on their membranes, Human cells in close proximity to animal cells pick up the sailic acid called Neu5Gc into membrane therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Embryonic stem cell lines cultured in this biological bath will have sailic acid Neu5Gc on their membranes, Embryos would have been discarded in the fetilization clinics therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) No embryos are unnecessarily killed in the process of creating new embryonic stem cell lines that would not have already been destroyed, If all 60 available lines are contaminated with the membrance marker Neu5Gc and the human immune system will reject all cells containing Neu5Gc because it is an alien molecuel, then the available embryonic stem cell lines should not be implanted in humans because they would cause an immune rejection therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The embyonic stem cell lines available to governmentally funded research should not be implanted in humans because they would cause an immune rejection, Spare human embryos from in vitro fertilization clinics could be used to create embryonic stem cell lines for the potentially life saving research therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) No embryos are unnecessarily killed in the process of creating new embryonic stem cell lines that would not have already been destroyed, Embryonic stem cell lines are needed for basic scientific research ConfScheme: Objection The government should help fund research on recently created embryonic stem cell lines but should not be involved in the destruction the embryos, The ultimate goal of embryonic stem cell research is to be implanted into humans therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) New embryonic stem cell lines must to be created in order to continue this beneficial reseach, Having the same genetic material as an adult, the human embryo is scientifically considered to be human ConfScheme: Objection The human embryo is not human