Why not use human stem cells?

In this article President Obama reversed an extremely controversial decision made by former President Bush in regard to research connected to human embryonic stem cell lines. The debate over the use of human stem cells is one that has been going on for many years now about not only the legality of using human stem cells, but also the morality.
Human stem cells are cells that can become any of over 200 types of cells in the human body. Embryonic stem cells are collected under extremely strict protocols when the embryo is in the blastocyst phase about 4 to 5 days old. The excitement surrounding these cells is understandable do to the amount that could be accomplished in terms of regenerative medicine after disease or injuries occur.
The controversy however, has been that until recently there have been no methods that allow for the cultivation of stem cells without killing the embryo in the process. Recent groundbreaking techniques have now made the collection of the cells possible without damaging the embryo and preserving its life. Animal stem cells have been used for some time however, there is only so much that can be done with one arm tied behind our back. We must cross the bridge into the human stem cells to see the benefit to humanity.
There are many special interest groups that will be for and against this new decision. Some will see this as great leap in our scientific ability to preserve life and others will see it as an afront to nature. Either way that we go however, someone is likely to feel tread on and overlooked. This could also bring an opportunity to reevaluate human cloning in small scales of organs and things of that nature that these stem cells would help to incorporate these into our bodies making us a much more resilient people and the best part is that these cells could be gathered at birth and used throughout our lives as the need arises. Either way this decision is one that I support but know will create much debate over the next few years.