[neverdem]

"stem cell research restrictions." by which the dishonest author means embryonic stem cell restrictions - in fact, there are many pro-life libertarians who object to Mengalian experimentation on human life

I don't know how dishonest the authors are, but I would be surprised to find any informed libertarian that wanted to fund with taxes embryonic stem cell research. Results so far is without any clinical utility.

[Drammach]

Let's just say I'm a conservative with libertarian sympathies..

I guess I could be "labeled" pro-life, as I'm pretty much opposed to death...

But as to stem cell research, while I'm not necessarily opposed to it, I am opposed to federal ( or state ) funding....
If the medical community wishes to do such research, let them find private funding for it..

[B Knotts]

I don't know how dishonest the authors are, but I would be surprised to find any informed libertarian that wanted to fund with taxes embryonic stem cell research.

Very good point that I overlooked.

[JeffAtlanta]

I don't know how dishonest the authors are, but I would be surprised to find any informed libertarian that wanted to fund with taxes embryonic stem cell research.

This is such a loser issue for social conservatives and by extension Republicans and the Democrats know it.

The fact of the matter is that the federal government funds all sorts of medical research - some pans out and some doesn't. It is very transparent that social conservatives picked out this one area of research for religious reasons although they claim otherwise.

If theocons oppose stem cell research just because they think it is not promising or "clinically proven" then why is this the only research area that they are making such a big fuss about?

If social conservatives really cared about stem cell research because it isn't promissing then they would have spoken up about lots of other research as well.