Of all the medical and scientific breakthroughs in the last twenty years, it's arguable that nothing has caused more controversy than stem cell research. At its heart, it comes down to a passionate debate about the sanctity of life itself. Stem cell research is wrong because it kills innocents children, it takes away human rights and it goes against the beliefs we have as Christians. There are many different types of stem cells, many of which do not require the death of a human embryo. I will be speaking about are embryonic stem cells along with adult stem cells. What exactly are stem cells? Stem cells are unique cells of the body that are unspecialized and have the ability to develop into several different types of cells. Other than who would experiment and kill, there are strong standing and informed defenders. They see the harvesting and destruction of a growing embryo as a cynical and fatal attack on a potential child. Most of all they see this destruction as unnecessary. Today, there are renewed calls for embryonic stem cell research to be encouraged. This allows scientists to experiment, and in the process destroy embryonic stem cells that are already fused with life. What right do we have to play God in this way? Where will the line be drawn if we allow and encourage research on embryonic stem cells? What hope will we have for the future, if we regard our own beginning of life to be so easily played with and destroyed? We hear that scientists are saying that embryonic stem cell research is the only way forward. In the UK, for example, millions of dollars worth of funding are thrown at this unnecessary practice. What is the real truth about stem cell research? The truth is stem cell research may need nothing more than the hair on your head to save lives! That single hair of yours could provide cells that will repair and help cure any disease and illness you may suffer from. The successful research and focus on adult stem cells has been aided and abetted by the very laws that have restricted embryonic cell work. Just imagine how much further we could be down the road had embryonic cell research been completely banned and the focus and funding directed to adult stem cell lines. Stem cell research promised to unlock the cellular