[LibertyIsGood]

>> Option #3 is the only moral choice.

You seem to believe that morality is absolute. You also seem to believe that the choice you would make is THE choice, in the absolute scheme.

For reasons I partially listed in my previous (too long) post, I'd probably opt for option #2. Having these cells used to create treatments for life threatening diseases seems like the best option to me, given the present situation.

But I belive strongly in everyone's right to choose. I do not believe others, even a majority, should choose for anyone else, and I certainly don't think the government should be used as an instrument of any forced decision.

[politicket]

You seem to believe that morality is absolute.

Of course morality is absolute! No question about it. We would have a pretty horrendous existence if that were not the case.

If your choice is option #2 then you will need to discuss that with your creator when you die. I'm not trying to sound arrogant or pompous, it's just a fact of life.

You state in your third paragraph that "I do not believe others, even a majority....". You contradicted yourself. If morality is not ABSOLUTE, then the majority WILL decide what morality is and means. Your argument lacks a logical base.

[Aquinasfan]

But I belive strongly in everyone's right to choose.

Is this "right" absolute? Or is it simply your opinion?

Do I have the right to choose to murder my children?

[wideawake]

But I belive strongly in everyone's right to choose.

No one has any right to choose to murder someone else.

Chopping up children for spare parts is simply evil, and there is no "right" to do such a vile thing.