maybe if they or a loved one was dying from some illness,
they would be more open to the possibilty of saving lives.
2007-01-04 12:56:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I agree. I think that it's more important to save a life that is already living then to worry about a potential life.
2007-01-04 12:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by blank 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's what they all say. You don't take a life to save a another. It's worng just think about it. LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION. That is why when doctors are performing an abortion they don't let the women see the baby if they are watching it on one of those cameras. ABORTION is wrong period. There is absolutely no respect for life anymore. I support stem cell research just not embryonic stem cell research. NON-embryonic stem-cell research is already helping people in over 70 differnt diseases. And embryonic stem-cell researh has NONE.
2007-01-05 16:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the question should be if it is the government's responsibility to fund stem cell research or if it should be through individual donations. It has become fashionable to suppose that those of us who oppose government funding of stem cell research are heartless bastards who don't care about others. The people making those suppositions, for the most part, are the same people who support government funded abortions on demand. There seems to be a disconnect between fantasy and reality at play.
I think that if the government is called upon to fund this research that strict guidelines be used to prevent the abuses that could result such as harvesting fetuses for monetary gain. Unfortunately, that won't happen. We have seen how unsuccessful it is against abortion on demand when groups like the ACLU is quick to poke its pointy nose into anything smacking of a woman's right to destroy a life simply because it is inconvenient to her lifestyle. That does not mean that she should not have the right, particularly if the mother's life is in danger, but that it should not take the place of more decent birth control practices.
So, that said, I support stem cell research much the same way I support research for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. : through personal contributions.
2007-01-04 21:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by crusty old fart 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi,
This is a really interesting topic as it is one that touches beliefs systems (and reglion). Before I begin I just want to say that I support stem cell research (within certain limits and controls - ie only on embroyes that had been collected for IVF and the couples agre to release them as they will not be used.) and hope that this research will lead to advances in medical care.
I guess it comes down to the quesiton on when does life begin. Does it begin at conception or does it begin at a certain stage of a pregancy (ie 20 weeks or when the baby can sustain itself outside of the womb or when it can susitain itself outside of the womb without assistance or brith).
If you believe then that life begins at conception (even conception in a test tube) then you may believe that you are playing dr frankenstein to do studies and research with those emboyes ... or playing god.
The question on whether having a loved one dying from a diseas where a hope might exist for a cure .. well I don't know. Some might change their mind ... but I would think that many also wouldn't. I think that the best reference for this debate that has been going abit longer is abortion .. it has a number of similarities.
2007-01-04 21:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everyone against it should be required to work in a hospice
for one week. A day would probably be enough, but for slowing
progress, they deserve a full week of patients with crippling,
painful, deforming & uncurable diseases.
Sorry to be gruesome, but this subject is like a thorn in my side.
Or, you can look at it another way - the cost of keeping
patients in the hospital or hospice for one day. Eventually, it
will effect the economy. Hopefully, that won't be what it takes
to open their eyes.
Thanks for asking.
2007-01-04 21:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Calee 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think they don't really understand what stem cell research is.
2007-01-04 21:04:10 · answer #6 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They think it's killing potential human lives.
Of course, those cells are going to end up getting dumbed by fertility clinics... *shrugs*
2007-01-04 21:00:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What if the embryo or fetus was you? Would you still be so willing? It's always easier to sacrifice a life which isn't your own.
2007-01-04 21:06:02 · answer #8 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
because they worry too much about stupid stuff, they worry about something that is not here now and how it is going to end up if we make it to help someone
2007-01-04 21:04:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋