Breakthrough embryo research raises ethical questions: What some Christians think

May 6, 2016 by

by Harry Farley, Christian Today:

For the first time ever researchers have kept an embryo in a lab alive beyond the point it would normally implant in the womb.

The research was halted shortly before the embryo reached 14 days old, the legal limit in many countries including the UK and US. The experiment went far beyond anything done so far.

The result was hailed as a milestone by some scientists who have said the research could revolutionise our knowledge about the earliest stages of human life and improve fertility treatments.

However the breakthrough has raised ethical concerns among some scientists. It has also led to immediate pressure for the 14 day limit to be extended because the law restricted what scientists were able to achieve.

A number of Christian scientists and bio-ethics experts have expressed concerns.

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