FULL STEM AHEAD?

the ethics of embryonic stem cell research are closely tied to the ethics of destroying embryos. even where embryos are destined to be destroyed at the request of couples who would no longer use it for reproductive purposes, some people are uneasy, even if it is for the benefit of research.
debates about the moral status of the embryo tend to follow several lines of analysis. for some, moral status is derived from the presence of a human genome and from the sheer theoritical possibility of development to live birth. for others, moral status is linked to the ability to experience some degree of sentience, often called the argument for personhood. for still others, moral status is neither present or absent, but exist on a continuum throughout the developmental process, with the ethics of destroying the embryo dependent upon the justification of the act ( cf. Stem Cell Ethics, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medical Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison).

with all these considerations, can we go full "stem" ahead?

or discern?