“Stem Cell Technology”

Brought to you by:- The Green Team -Zheng ShunshengTeo Huei Huei EngelTan Qing HaoTan Li BingWong Zhi Wei AmandaDawn Koh Xin Ping

Issue 1: Legal

• Legal only in certain countries – Singapore

• Illegal in US • Affected by

culture/religion of country

• Difficult to regulate, leading to underground research

Our Actions

• Do research only in legally approved, lax countries

• Push for legislation• To use non-

embryonic stem cells as an alternative

Issue 2: Ethics

• Often viewed as taking a life

• Negatively viewed by religious groups and society at large

Our Actions

• Promote advantages of stem cell research through education, conferences, campaigns

• Pros outweigh the cons

• Work around beliefs, strike a compromise

Issue 3: Social

• High technology research will increase health care costs

• The poor may be deprived of appropriate healthcare

Our Actions

• Encourage insurance for all

• Collective universal healthcare fund

• Subsidies for the poor

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