Posted on 10/21/2004 12:03:47 PM PDT by IndianPrincessOK
I have a hard time understanding how any voting Catholic or Protestant can vote for Kerry after the Pope himself has made this statement: ....The decision is up to U.S. President George W. Bush, who met Monday with the pontiff in Italy. There, the pope compared embryo research to euthanasia and infanticide. "A free and virtuous society, which America aspires to be, must reject practices that devalue and violate human life at any stage from conception until natural dead," the Pope said.
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ARCHIVE ARTICLE Reeve: Fund embryonic stem cell research July 17, 2002 Posted: 12:38 PM EDT (1638 GMT)
Chrristopher Reeve believes that embryonic stem cell research will allow him to walk again one day.
Stem cells are blank human cells that scientists think might be turned into any type of tissue, specifically tissue that might be used to repair -- in Reeve's case, for example -- damaged spinal cord cells.
Some scientists believe that stem cells from fertilized human eggs, known as embryos, hold the most promise for success.
"If you had the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) involved and everybody working together, I am positive in 10 years I'd be on my feet ... I would not be sitting here in a wheelchair," Reeve said.
Reeve, who was paralyzed in a May 1995 horse-riding accident, has joined the debate in the United States over whether the federal government should fund research on stem cells from human embryos created by in-vitro fertilization. Many abortion opponents -- including Pope John Paul II -- also oppose using human embryos for research.
The decision is up to U.S. President George W. Bush, who met Monday with the pontiff in Italy.
There, the pope compared embryo research to euthanasia and infanticide. "A free and virtuous society, which America aspires to be, must reject practices that devalue and violate human life at any stage from conception until natural dead," the Pope said.
It was only recently that scientists began creating embryos specifically for stem cell research. Before that, most embryos for such experiments were fertilized eggs that parents decided not to use for pregnancy and otherwise would have been discarded.
While not directly responding to John Paul's comments, Reeve said that the issue is not about ethics. "You really don't have an ethical problem because you're actually saving lives by using cells that are going to the garbage," Reeve said. "I just don't see how that's immoral or unethical. I really don't."
In the near future, there is a chance that scientists might be able to obtain stem cells from less-controversial sources, such as umbilical cords. But some researchers say those kinds of cells might never be as medically useful as stem cells from human embryos.
CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen contributed to this report
I know this is a hot bed but our President has allowed a degree of stem cell research and I feel he is getting a bum rap. Anyone have any info they want to share on this topic?
The fetal stem cells President Bush is allowing federal funding on are from already-produced line, and those are limited in numbers.
The ultimate truth in this matter is that there is nothing illegal about fetal stem cell research. Bush will not allow taxpayer money to fund it any further, however.
BTW, did Christopher Reeve's family donate his body to science? That would seem to be the right thing to do, since he expected it to be imposed on thousands of souls who would never see the light of day...
I know this is a hot bed but our President has allowed a degree of stem cell research and I feel he is getting a bum rap. Anyone have any info they want to share on this topic?<<<
Why yes, I do!
The President has allowed a degree of FEDERALLY FUNDED stem cell research - he has not disallowed PRIVATE FUNDING.
That being said:
If all the RICH beestards like Kerry and various celebrity and celebrity reletives truly believe stem cells will save their loved ones, they ought to REACH INTO THEIR DEEP, RICH POCKETS and help PRIVATE RESEARCHES.
The problem with federally funded research is, that those of us who believe life begins at conception, should not have our tax dollars spent on murder - no matter how great the cause.
Tereza Heinz alone could give to privately fund PLENTY of research. Wish news people would make this point onnce in awhile, because BUsh is getting a bad rap on this one!
"If you are going to kill all these people, at least take the brains out so that the material could be utilized." (Testimony of NAZI doctor, Julius Hallervordan, 1947)
Cordially
No, they are keeping it on ice, so that Kerry/Edwards can resurrect it for their October Surpirse.
wow, good one
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