Krauthammer: Stem Cell Miracle?

Washington Post Writers Group ^ | January 12, 2007 | Charles Krauthammer

[RunningWolf]

Bump

You don't need religion to tremble at the thought of unrestricted embryo research. You simply have to have a healthy respect for the human capacity for doing evil in pursuit of the good

[MovementConservative]

bttt

[FreedomCalls]

"It is scandalous that eight years have passed since we have known about stem cell research and the potential to conquer all known maladies, and federal funds have not been available for the research."
-- Senator Arlen Specter, a few days ago.

Sheesh, even John Edwards didn't go that far.

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

For my part, I think it is scandalous that the Earth-worshippers have prevented us from drilling on the North Slope in Alaska, thereby shutting off the potential to conquer all known energy shortages, for all time.

(How's that for hyperbole?)

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

By the way, I believe Charles Krauthammer is wheelchair bound. Can anyone verify?

[RWR8189]

His Wikipedia article says: in 1972, Krauthammer was paralyzed in a serious diving accident

 

[FreedomCalls]

That's about the same as Spector's, LOL!

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Great piece by one who knows.

"It will have turned out that Bush's unpopular policy held the line, however arbitrary and temporary, against the wanton trampling of the human embryo just long enough for a morally neutral alternative to emerge. And it did force the country to at least ponder the moral cost of turning one potential human being into replacement parts for another. Who will be holding the line next time, when another Faustus promises medical nirvana if he is permitted to transgress just one moral boundary?"

[dawn53]

He is wheelchair bound. Was paralyzed due to an accident in his freshman year at college.

[freedom4me]

"He is wheelchair bound. Was paralyzed due to an accident in his freshman year at college."

I understand that he's wheelchair bound because of MS.

[dawn53]

No, Krauthammer was paralyzed in a diving accident. Here's a link to a bio on him.

http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-krauthammer

I, myself, have MS, and I bet you're thinking of Neil Cavuto...he has MS.

If you want to see a really interesting interview with Cavuto, go to www.faceofms.org and search alphabetically for his name. He recorded 3 short interview and his struggle with the disease and they are fascinating.

[allen08gop]

This debate may be a dead one soon, unless I am not understanding the article linked below:

Scientists Discover New, Readily Available Source of Stem Cells

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –Scientists have discovered a new source of stems cells and have used them to create muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve and liver cells in the laboratory. The first report showing the isolation of broad potential stem cells from the amniotic fluid that surrounds developing embryos was published today in Nature Biotechnology.

http://www1.wfubmc.edu/news/NewsArticle.htm?Articleid=2020

Anyone who is far mor up on this subject care to comment?

[mware]

Good for Krauthammer, he has more reason than most to hope for scientific research.

He seems to understand that all needs to not warrent the means of obtaining them.

[mware]

Cavuto is really an interesting individual, He not only is battling MS, but also had a bout with cancer.

[Puddleglum]

ping to myself at work

[dawn53]

He speaks about his cancer in his interview at the facesofms.org site. He said that when he started having MS symptoms, he thought his cancer had returned. Also since his Mom had died of a brain tumor, he was worried it might be that, but instead, he was diagnosed with MS.

[GBA]

"Sheesh, even John Edwards didn't go that far."

Given half a chance I'm sure he would have. Specter and Edwards are among the slimiest, sleaziest politicians yet spawned.

[Guenevere]

I agree with you....and Krauthammer has long been one of my favorites...

...however, I didn't know his position on abortion...

..and I stand amazed he can defend the right to life of stem cells, but not babies in the womb.

Seems a huge disconnect.

[Reform4Bush]

All the amniotic stem cell success in the world won't stop the cult of death mongers from trying to destroy unborn life wherever it may be.