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Mr 5 0 · 03-01-2002, 04:46 PM

95mustanggt:

I understand your feelings on this issue and no one denies you the right to have a contrary opinion. You have good reason to want to see stem-cell research continue full-bore but as was pointed out in other messages, this is not a win-win situation.

If a fetus is going to be artificially produced to be killed and 'harvested' for cells to regrow human organs or whatever else they can do with the cells, that is morally wrong and your painful and dreary experience with your diabetes, while having any reasonable person's sympathy, does not constitute a valid justification for cloning from fetus stem-cells although anyone can see why you would disagree.

Nathan mentioned the possibility of using umbilical cord blood stem cells and this is promising and holds no moral baggage. I hope it succeeds, but the cloning of humans - the original point - is still wrong for a myriad of reasons.

03-01-2002, 04:46 PM	#12
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Tough choices 95mustanggt: I understand your feelings on this issue and no one denies you the right to have a contrary opinion. You have good reason to want to see stem-cell research continue full-bore but as was pointed out in other messages, this is not a win-win situation. If a fetus is going to be artificially produced to be killed and 'harvested' for cells to regrow human organs or whatever else they can do with the cells, that is morally wrong and your painful and dreary experience with your diabetes, while having any reasonable person's sympathy, does not constitute a valid justification for cloning from fetus stem-cells although anyone can see why you would disagree. Nathan mentioned the possibility of using umbilical cord blood stem cells and this is promising and holds no moral baggage. I hope it succeeds, but the cloning of humans - the original point - is still wrong for a myriad of reasons.