Will we see a certain class of people who are desired for their attibutes and use their stem cells to create children?
The mind boggles at all the possible consequences and/or benefits.
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Such advances could eventually lead to cures for such debilitating and deadly diseases
NEWSFLASH: ADULT (OR NON-EMBRYONIC) STEM CELLS ARE ALREADY PROVIDING CURES FOR A NUMBER OF DISEASES! Don't be mislead by "promises" when you can have the real thing.
Hwang has been discredited as a being very unethical in his work due to the methods he has used in obtaining eggs. The slippery slope that embryonic stem cell and cloning is on is not only immoral, it has yet to yield any clear results. At the same time, the left has methodically downplayed ALL of the many breakthroughs in adult stem cells and umbilical cord cells.
The mind boggles at all the possible consequences and/or benefits. >>
Cloning and using embryos, harvesting babies for their body parts is barbaric, I'd say the consequences will be harsh, in this world or the next.
Here is a list of the safe, ethical and effective use of adult stem cells and not one baby had to be killed.
http://www.stemcellresearch.org/facts/treatments.htm