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Rabbi Marc Gellman does a good job clarifying the issue of Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Sometimes the argument becomes clouded by peripheral issues which removes the focus from the main question. The issue concerns the moral standing of the embryo:

The only reason I have ever heard which, if true, clearly and convincingly supports embryonic stem- cell research is this one:

A human embryo is not a bearer of moral rights until much later in its development.

I have never heard a convincing argument to support the claim that the human embryo does not have human moral standing.

HT: Stand To Reason