Why is stem cell research considered so immoral when it can save lives?

Question

I do not understand why bush continues to vetoe stem cell research. All of the embryo's that are planned to be used are already discarded. We can either research into the embryos and possibly save lives, or we can let the already discarded embryos rot.

Stem cell research can help REAL people... discarded embryos are not living etc.

It seems to me that republicans act pro life, but are against research that could save lives. How strange.

Answer 1

It's because of religion.

Bush has forced his religious beliefs on the entire country by vetoing funding for this cause.

What's more important: 150 undifferentiated cells in a petre dish or a nine year old girl with diabetes? The president and religious nut bags of this country are more concerned for the well being of the 150 cells then the nine year old PERSON.

I can guarantee that if Bush was to get sick today and the only cure for him was stem cell therapy, he would use it. He would then claim executive privilege and how he is above religious laws, etc, etc.

Answer 2

Like so many others, once more it's not the stem cell's them selves, it's how they are obtained, from normal or "C" section births or as the left wants from aborted fetuses. Gathered by birth is less costly and not a burden on the tax payer while the other way we all get to pay for , never mind the death of a child ,the child pays the biggest price of all , OK J. Fox ?

Answer 3

He really doesn't care, he is just showing some more hypocrite Republican party stances. He doesn't even know what a stem cell is, he doesn't know where they come from, listen your given him to much credit. A person that is born ignorant, maggots in his brain at birth , no common sense, no reading, writing and arithmetic. How in hell is he going to be able to comprehend a word like Stem Cell Embryo's. I bet you could ask what what is that they are talking about Stem cell he'll give you that blank stare and go off on I'll tell ya them thar terrorists are shore bad , I tell ya sumpin else , thay is shor gonna come after us'n, they gona follo us here, fite over thar not heah, thell com ove herean git us'n LAURA.

Answer 4

I could be wrong, but I thought it was only embryonic stem cell research. And I also thought he wasn't supporting a ban on it, but rather federal funding of such research.

Nothing wrong with encouraging private research - it's much more efficient than publicly funded projects.

Answer 5

I am constantly amazed that people, like you, do not understand plain English. Mr. Bush is not against embryonic stem cell research. He is against using my tax dollars to fund embryonic stem cell research. Please re-read the last two sentences, slowly and carefully.
Mr. Bush is against it on moral grounds. I am also against it on economic grounds. Embryonic stem cell research has shown no promise. No cures. No reason to continue the research.
Medical research should be privately funded. The federal government should not be involved. Read the US Constitution.
The reason researchers are going begging for federal tax dollars is that they cannot get money to keep their jobs going, in the private sector.

Answer 6

1) It isn't all stem cell research that is not being funded by the federal government.
2) It is only stem cell coming from frozen embryos.
3) There are other source of embryonic stem cells which includes cord blood, amniotic fluids, and skin cells.
4) At this time there have been 0 cures from embryonic stem cells while there have been 73 cures from adult stem cells.
http://www.stemcellresearch.org/

So when you say stem cells are considered immoral we are talking only about 1 line of stem cells while there are alternatives avaiable.

Next when people like Kerry and Edwards rant that Reeves was going to walk if they got elected was a flat out lie.

Last point when you mention stem cells tell the whole story not your favorite part.

Here is the list if you don't want to go to the link.
Cancers:

Brain Cancer
Retinoblastoma
Ovarian Cancer
Skin Cancer: Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Testicular Cancer
Tumors abdominal organs Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Cancer of the lymph nodes: Angioimmunoblastic Lymphadenopathy
Multiple Myeloma
Myelodysplasia
Breast Cancer
Neuroblastoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Various Solid Tumors
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Ewing’s Sarcoma
Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
POEMS syndrome
Myelofibrosis
Auto-Immune Diseases

Diabetes Type I (Juvenile)
Systemic Lupus
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Myasthenia
Autoimmune Cytopenia
Scleromyxedema
Scleroderma
Crohn’s Disease
Behcet’s Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis
Polychondritis
Systemic Vasculitis
Alopecia Universalis
Buerger’s Disease
Cardiovascular

Acute Heart Damage
Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
Ocular

Corneal regeneration
Immunodeficiencies

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome
X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
X-linked Hyper immunoglobulin M Syndrome
Neural Degenerative Diseases and Injuries

Parkinson’s Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke Damage
Anemias and Other Blood Conditions

Sickle Cell Anemia
Sideroblastic Anemia
Aplastic Anemia
Red Cell Aplasia
Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
Thalassemia
Primary Amyloidosis
Diamond Blackfan Anemia
Fanconi’s Anemia
Chronic Epstein-Barr Infection
Wounds and Injuries

Limb Gangrene
Surface Wound Healing
Jawbone Replacement
Skull Bone Repair
Other Metabolic Disorders

Hurler’s Syndrome
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Krabbe Leukodystrophy
Osteopetrosis
Cerebral X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
Liver Disease

Chronic Liver Failure
Liver Cirrhosis
Bladder Disease

End-Stage Bladder Disease

Answer 7

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Answer 8

There is no promise in embryonic stem cell research. Adult stem cell research has been more promising. It's a slippery slope, and that's why Bush is vetoing it. Pretty soon, we'll be aborting innocent babies for research.

Answer 9

The stem cells being used are harvested after the birth of someone. they are the leftovers that the already completed body did not use . so why not use them for other purposes to benefit others. King Bush is an idiot

Answer 10

Civil av8r is correct. the Bush administration is not prohibiting research,they just are not going to pay for it.Huge difference!!!