That balance has changed considerably in the past few years, as alternative avenues of stem - cell science have opened up and it increasingly seems like
whatever therapeutic potential such cells may someday have could be explored and achieved without the destruction of embryos.
When we are guided by an understanding of a healthy system as one that is integrated, emergent, and sustainable, we can consistently point our
therapeutic choices in the direction of positive
potential,
whatever the therapy model or theory being applied.