Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

•it requires the destruction of a human embryo

•it devalues the worth of a potential human being

•extracting its stem cells kills the embryo

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

•difficulty of identifying stem cells (thousands of human cell types)•involve painstaking research•require a great deal of experimentation•tissue rejection of implanting cells into a person•losing cells internal "brakes" and non-stop dividing

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

•discard•donate to infertile couple (embryo adoption)•donate for research•preserved at very low temperatures

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

•currently hundreds of thousands of surplus embryos in storage

•pro-life organizations object to the use of embryos in research

•millions of people could be saved if this research is allowed

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges

Catholicism in the Modern World's Problems and Challenges