to this research? Why do they insist upon doing embryonic stem cell research? Are we supposed to do scientific research by any means necessary - even if it dehumanizes us. What is wrong with a more ethical approach?
http://brownback.senate.gov/OriginalDocs/cultureoflife/stemcellresearch/Adult%20Stem%20Cell%20Update%2006-06.pdf
http://www.cbhd.org/resources/stemcells/overview.htm
http://www.stemcellresearch.org/
2007-03-11 11:31:05 · 7 answers · asked by ignoramus_the_great 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is amazingly apparent from the four posts already, that no one even bothered to go the the sites on non-embryonic stem cell research. Guess they must know everything already.
2007-03-11 11:38:42 · update #1
Some Christians are against blood transfusion, but not all... I think it's the squeaky wheel syndrome. I'm against embryonic stemcell research, but it may be a slippery slope/can of worms. I work in the biotech industry and we work with adult stemcells.
Check out the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform and the Genocide Awareness Project.
2007-03-11 11:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to have a reason to put down Christianity.
Because allowing embryonic stem-cell research could give a positive spin to abortion. And no one should justify throwing away a baby.
No, we shouldn't justify the means by the ends.
Nothing is wrong with a more ethical approach, and we should constantly seek out the ethical approach to scientific research dealing with the human person so as to safeguard its dignity.
By the way, I heard that they have found stem cells in amnionic fluid which are not embryos and are just as versitile as embrionic stem cells.
2007-03-11 18:37:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Non-embryonic stem cell research (adult stem cells) has pretty much dried up. There are no new lines to persue. It's the embryonic ones that can really help us. And the fetuses are being discarded either way - why not use them to help humanity? It's just like donating your body to science, or an organ. It's the same thing.
2007-03-11 18:34:22 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Adult stem cells only self-replicate; that is, they only make clones of themselves.
Embryonic stem cells can become any of the 200 different kinds of cells in the human body; as such, they are a potential source for regenerative medicine and tissue replacement after injury or disease.
2007-03-11 18:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's one thing to donate your own body to science but something else to donate someone Else's body. Under what guise is killing ok? Because they feel no pain? Because they are unaware? That would mean it's ok to gas someone while they sleep. Same logic? Why is one person less a person than another? There is no deifinitive answer for that. The only reason this is being considered is because one person thinks his or his loved ones suffering is more important than the one they are killing. They know it and simply had chosen to overide their conscience. And it is Jehova's witnesses that are against blood transfusions not Christians.
2007-03-11 18:37:39 · answer #5 · answered by Edward J 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Fetal stem cells are the best. It is unbelievably asinine to object to using stem cells that will never be babies!
2007-03-11 18:36:14 · answer #6 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The potential benefits of this technology outweigh the bad ethics that could be involved.
2007-03-11 18:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by Desiree J 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋