Suppose a therapy based from this technology was to cure a disease that does not lead to killing people, or a condition that is mostly unfortunate but not life threatening. In this case we believe it is unethical to extract and develop embryonic stem cells, because it involves terminating potential human beings. We suggest that treating diseases that are not life threatening is not worth discarding human embryos. This decision may involve a broader level of concern: what are our nation‘s top priorities? If the United States government and major corporations are adamant towards the advancement of these
medical technologies, one should consider that many embryos must be developed, but more importantly terminated.