The bother many people. Some people with strong Christian beliefs have been very outspoken against stem cell research. They argue that a single embryonic stem cell is the most basic form fo human life. It is like anding the life of a human being. Due to this controversial ethical issue, in 2001 th U.S. government bammed giving federal research funding to scientists conduction embryonic stem cell research. If scientists can find another way to get stem cell (other than by killing the embryos), they might b eable to cure many of the diseases today.