Posted on 04/06/2009 8:45:52 PM PDT by Coleus
I'm stunned beyond words. Oprah is going to make Dr. Oz sit in the uncomfy chair for going off the reservation. Oprah doesn't frequently let guests contradict her, let alone her hand-picked doctor.
Embryonic stem cell research was pretty much just a phase. It does continue today, but way, way more in animal models than in humans. The research is aimed towards unraveling the biochemical and morphological changes in cells as they age, in comparison to the earliest cells in the body.
New therapies will continue to be developed. But they will be based on adult stem cells - using your own stem cells. Each and every one of us has tons of them. But for some reason, they are not “turned on”, the way we need them to be to repair body abnormalities.
Jay Sekulow played the clip on his radio show.
I’m going to write an editor’s letter about it.
It was promoted largely because the embryo has been devalued in the minds of many people by IVF and by abortion on demand.
You summed it up nicely.
At first I thought the look on Fox's face was shame over his participation in forcing this research. Then, it occurred to me, he may have undergone the procedure Oz was talking about causing cancer.
Thanks so much for posting this - I would have missed the story entirely if you hadn’t.
Thanks.
I have somewhat of a hobby following the various research results.
Thought about going in to medicine and research years ago, but chose computers instead.
No malpractice suits!
i didn’t know he has a radio show, is there a link? I’ve been watching him on the 700 club for years.
Apparently someone has missed all the "Terminator" movies. When the machines take over you are going to be in big trouble. You think lawyers are tough how about robot lawyers.
Sekulow is on at noon. aclj.org has replays and stations listed where you can listen.
Is he pro-life, just intellectually honest or both? I hadn’t heard he was pro-life. (I doubt Oprah would have a pro-life doctor as a regular on her show.) He may just be pragmatic, but I’ll take it.
Everyone must remember this about the embryonic stem cell issue: it’s not about “cures”, it’s about not assigning any human value to the unborn.
Same with the abortion issue - it’s not about keeping abortions legal, it’s about keeping abortions already performed and participated in guilt free.
Most vehement “pro-aborts” are really “had-aborts” who know what they did and spend the rest of their lives justifying it.
I understand that, for many, the stem cell issue is about dehumanizing the embryo. However, there are many misguided people who really are buying into embryonic stem cell research for “cures.”
Beyond that, I think it is a good thing when people like Dr. Oz are intellectually honest. One doesn’t have to be “pro-life” to recognize the danger and folly of embryonic stem cell research.
If we can use a medical argument, in addition to the human life argument, I’m all for it. And I think if Dr. Oz isn’t pro-life (and I really don’t have a clue as to whether he is or not), it lends more credibility to the medical argument against this experimentation.
Oprah is going to make Dr. Oz sit in the uncomfy chair for going off the reservation. >>
I bet he got a big tongue lashing after the show. Little does she know is that Muslims are pro-life.
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