If you oppose embryonic stem cell research conducted on already collected samples, what is your argument?

Question

If the material is already available, or collected without creating or destroying human life (saying "human life" when referring to embryos, is NOT part of the question, please do not comment on that aspect; that is a separate question), do you honestly think that it is better to dispose of it in the garbage than use it for research that might save lives? Yes, the garbage is where it goes; there is no funeral.

So many of you are failing to read the question. I am NOT asking about tax money being spent, and I was asking about using cells not collected from either creating or terminating life; i.e. NOT abortions you nitwits!

Answer 1

For all of you biologically challenged people who have no understanding of much.....be aware that stem cell research is being done and has been for a number of years both here and in other countries. Just because Mr. Bush doesn't want it done, doesn't mean it isn't. He cannot control science (he doesn't understand it anyway).

The debate is whether or not FEDERAL funds should be used just as funds are used in other research projects.

Many states already fund it at research hospitals in their own state.... Private funding, worldwide, supports it.

Just because Bush stomps his foot, throws a tantrum and says "NO", doesn't mean a thing - stem cell research will continue, will be funded with state tax dollars and money from around the world, corporate funding, private funding.

So grow up, live in the 21st century. You do not have to "kill a baby" to get stem cells....only someone who is clueless would believe that B.S.

Answer 2

Hate to break the new to you, but embryonic stem cell research is a total bust. Real research has shown that other stem cells actually provide greatly more promise than any thing the embryonic cells have.

If there were any real promise in research of embryonic stem cells, there would be absolutely NO NEED for government funding. Private companies KNOW where the potential really lies, and put more money behind that than you can imagine.

My argument is that the government has no business providing money for ANY research. 90% of the Federal Grants already being pushed at bogus research are totally unconstitutional and should be cut off.

Answer 3

I thank Lisa is right about this subject, Americans are not educated on this and if they were then I think they would support the research. I know I do and I can't find anything at all wrong about it.

Answer 4

But that is the arguement.. YOU just dont get it, that we have become a world insane is the entire arguement and how far down that slime sled run we will go before someone says, "No more." Not just the FACT that embryonic stem cell research has proven to be harmfull every time it has been experimented with has to do with the argument against your illogical and foolish idea.. Abortion is murder, and adding value to dead babies just makes abortion more attractive.

I thank God for President Bush's hard stance against it!

Answer 5

sure, I oppose it besides. the reason i think of is via the fact public help and utilising public funds demands public action. and then there is the "slippery slope" that every physique started with birth control, then abortion, then manipulations like "in vitro", cloning and something concerning destruction of embryos. So in that experience, scuffling with at abortion aids in scuffling with different unethical practices. you should additionally comprehend, there is understanding in contact in understand-how the technique. So scientists and church leaders have a definite criminal accountability to protest. And my church leaders like bishops do protest the practices you suggested. it would be large to take heed to greater nevertheless. yet you will no longer see the suggestions in the information very lots which keeps consciences uninformed. And who is going to protest in the event that they think of of it as the thank you to have babies and keep lives. It sounds advantageous. desire that helps.

Answer 6

Frozen embryos are one thing but it starts there and then the people that support that are going to start saying "It's an aborted fetus and will only end up in the trash anyway" where will it end?

Answer 7

Here's an analogy - I know it's not a very good one, but I can't think of a better one...

A restaurant charges money for serving you food. At the end of the day, they have food left over, but they won't give it to you for free - you either pay for it or they'll just throw it away, because they want to make money, so they don't want people to know they can just wait til the end of the day and get their food for free.

So you can't make aborted fetuses available for stem cells because then people will think they're justified in having abortions because they're providing a source of stem cells. It's better to just throw them away and not try to benefit from the evil of abortion. It's a very moral issue.

Answer 8

So we are supposed to say, "well, you already killed the babies, go ahead and let my tax dollars study them".

Are you insane? Don't tell us what "is not part of the question", when it absolutely is.

Justifying a use for the dead babies is justifying killing them.
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And since you don't think an embryo is a baby, until a mother "chooses" to allow it to turn into one, I don't suppose you are against forcing the sperm donors to the embryo development to pay child support, or to be responsible for the baby the mother "chose" to develop. Or are you a hypocrite?

Answer 9

The same argument as giving away your body parts. Thieving idiots will always try to make money from it and lives will end. They will convince people that need money to give up their unborn children. They will kill women to obtain their unborn children.

Answer 10

I asked a similar question and I got some interesting responses. I think a lot of the respondents are not well educated in the biology department.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqFDM8eVKDilr4bmZC0IH_Tsy6IX?qid=20070606075345AAi2GTe