The Future is Now: Stem Cell Debate Changes
Wesley J. Smith (exceedingly knowledgeable guy) calls new stem cell discoveries 'Bush's Triumph.'
So an even happier Thanksgiving for us all!
Some encouraging information:
“Richard Doerflinger of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he was at a Vatican-sponsored meeting recently where the technique was described. “All the Catholic scientists and ethicists at the conference...had no moral problem with it at all,” he said.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/20/AR2007112001909.html?hpid=topnews
After reading the Wesley Smith article, I found this rather contradictory article. It is WaPo so it has to be taken with a grain of salt. It does throw a wet blanket on my enthusiasm that embryonic cells were used extensively in the development of this procedure.
It now sounds like the work on these cells will be done in parallel with embryonic cells, in order to confirm that the cells actually act the same as ESCs. I have a problem with that, as it is still destroying embryos, even if the actual procedure does not use them. I find it hard to believe that the Vatican was aware of this, before they had no moral or ethical objection.
I am wondering about your opinion.