Re: stem cell research/abortion/KF

[Jeff Bayard <jeffbayard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

M.Schild wrote:

>  Bob, you always bring back the discussion to viable fetuses. The
> subject is
>
> stem cells, gathered from 4-5 day old embryos (as Joao says, just a bundle of
> cells) which are going to be thrown away because nobody needs them anymore.
> Don´t try to make people think these embryos were meant to grow into humans,
> they will be disposed of
> Maryse

I doubt if we ever come to agreement on this one:

> Creating Life to Destroy it?
> "Out of the Mouths of Babes ...... A person's a person, no
> matter how small. (Dr. Suess)"
>
>  These 4-5 day old embryos are human life, and have rights.
> If embryos are allowed to be harvested for any useage, the
> commercialization and farming of embryos begins, this opens
> a  very large can of worms.  Although laws have been passed
> to prevent patents on embryonic research, this is most
> certainly a sticky wicket. Also, the authentic humanity of
> the embryo must be recognized, even if the full unfolding
> of its personality is not yet seen.
>
> Although I am not Catholic, I site this:
>
> Or the NIH discussion:
>
> The Human Embryo Research Panel: Creating Life to Destroy It
> by Richard M. Doerflinger
>
>
> Also:
>
> Non-embryonic stem cells may be as common as beach sand. They
> have been successfully extracted from umbilical cord blood,
> placentas, fat, cadaver brains, bone marrow, and tissues of
> the spleen, pancreas and other organs. Even more astounding,
>  the scientists who cloned Dolly the sheep successfully
> created cow heart tissue using stem cells from cow skin.
> Singapore scientists have transformed bone marrow cells
> into heart muscle.
>
> Research with these cells also has a distinct moral
> advantage: It doesn't require the destruction of a human embryo.


Jeff

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