I was listening to the news last night and there was a piece on stem cell research. Although I have heard arguements about it before, I never really was too concerned about it. But after listening to this report, I was left with alot of questions and opinions. Here is the definition of an Embryo:

"When a fertilized egg has implanted in the uterus, the group of cells that will become a baby is called an embryo.

A developing, fertilized egg is known by several names within the first 2 weeks after conception, including zygote, morula (day 4), and blastocyst (day 5).

The embryonic period lasts until about 8 weeks after conception (about 10 weeks from the last menstrual period). During this time, the embryo is forming major body structures, such as the head, spine, and internal organs. This is the time when most birth defects develop. After this point, the growing baby is called a fetus."

So, the question is......if the embryo is not considered a "fetus" until it is 10 weeks old, do you still consider the alive cells to be a child?
You do when a woman is pregnant. What if the cells are not inside of a mother. Do you think that the abundance of embryo's in our country are enough to support stem cell research? Is this type of science and technology keeping us from discovering new medical break throughs? How do you feel about stem cell research? What if you could benefit from this research, would your opinion change?