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Q&A: Embryonic Stem Cells: Exploding the Myths : NPR
Q&A: Embryonic Stem Cells: Exploding the Myths
Critics of embryonic stem-cell research say those cells have never cured anyone. Is that true?
True, but pointless.
Transplanting a kidney never cured anybody until someone had the idea of trying it, and then worked out the regimen that would prevent a transplanted kidney from being rejected by its grateful recipient. The proper way to phrase the statement is "embryonic stem cells haven't cured anybody yet."
Yes, absolutely. Fetuses (human beings in the fetal stage of their life, growth and development) are not people, but those that could be helped by embryonic stem cell resesarch are, therefore, it's not only okay, but should be encouraged as much as is practical.
Adult stem cells...yes. No need for embryonic stem cells. I'm not even sure they've even been proven to work....
Do you even know the difference between adult or embryonic stem cells? Are you in any way qualified to tell scientists what they need and don't need?
:shock: :doh
Translation; "They aint like us so we can kill them if we want to."
Thank you for this illustration.
Denial is an ugly thing.
Ummmmmm.....if you knew my life story (no, I'm not going to divulge that information) you would realize that I do know about stem cell research.
ummm ok? Then you should know that adult and fetal cells aren't interchangeable.
Adult stem cells...yes. No need for embryonic stem cells. I'm not even sure they've even been proven to work....
So you are for taking unused embryos from I.V. Fertilization treatments and just rinsing them down the sink or throwing them in an incinerator rather than using them for basic medical research?
I'm all for it, but I want to find your views on it. This is more or less directed at the pro-life community, but all votes are welcome. Explanations wanted both ways.
Who said they were?
Adult stem cells are fine for any type of research/cure.
Embryonic stem cells garnered from cord blood and stored for future use by the family is also fine.
"Growing" embryos for the exclusive purpose of harvesting stem cells is unnecessary; we have enough disregard for life, both born and unborn.
So you are for taking unused embryos from I.V. Fertilization treatments and just rinsing them down the sink or throwing them in an incinerator rather than using them for basic medical research?
It's amazing how ignorant people are about this subject.
Apparently incinerating unused IVF embryos is okay, but using them to potentially save lives is wrong.
If abortion foes actually gave a **** about unborn life, they'd be picketing IVF clinics.
And people wonder why I have little more then contempt for social cons.
Absolutely and they are hypocrites on this point. I have had a few debates with women who used IVF to conceive, but when it comes to using excess embryonic stem cells which will be flushed as they become inviable, those same women ignore that fact. Pro-lifers say life begins at conception. So why aren't they picketing IVF clinics? They destroy embryos past their shelf life all the time. An abortion is no more murder than the flushing or incineration of embryos past their shelf life, IF, one believes life begins at conception.
Because pro-life has nothing to do with abortion. Sounds odd doesn't it? It's really anti-slut. Most pro-life peoples' positions are not logically consistent. Against abortion and against contraception. Against abortion and for abstinence only which has been proven time and time again not to work. Against abortion and not against IVF.
However, I did meet a guy who was totally against abortion, for comprehensive sex ed, wanted financial aid for people who gave kids up for adoption (and more aid for adopters) and wanted IVF banned. Most consistent pro-life person I've ever met.
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