Are you for or against stem cell research?

Question

Please explain your position, and answer respectfully. I will state my opinion later. Thank you!

Is this an important social issue for the upcoming election?

Answer 1

Fetal stem cell research? For. I'm strongly pro-life, and against abortion. But as long as abortion is legal, I see nothing wrong with using the refuse, which would otherwise just be thrown away. Abortion is bad, but why not attempt to have something good come from it? Those lives lost may in return save others. It seems a double standard to have their use illegal.

Answer 2

I am for it. It is hard to answer "respectfully" because the only reasons against it are steeped in Dark Age religious mumbo jumbo, which continues to drag this culture down into perpetual ignorance like a ball and chain. The sad part is that none are so blind as those who refuse to see. I'm either preaching to the choir here or wasting my figurative breath.

Is this an important issue for elections? It shouldn't even be an election issue, it is a medical issue. But as the saying goes, in the USA a religious moron will be elected president long before an atheist rocket scientist would. Case in point.

Answer 3

I am for it if the stem cells would have been destroyed anyway. If there was any possibility of any of the cells actually having a chance to become a real human being I am very much opposed to it.

If we can use them to save lives and create a better opportunity for living breathing people I favor it.

Answer 4

I am neutral on the issue. If we are using stem cells to cure debilitating diseases from kids, I'm all for it. But most medical research is actually going to prolonging human life which is not beneficial to the society or the planet. We are already over populated and we are striving to make people live longer further overpopulating the planet.

Answer 5

for stem cell research but not from dead aborted babies that are paid for with tax payer money so those dead babies can then again be billed to the stupid tax payer for "research" and used in medical experiments.
dozens of experiments in various countries, germany for one, have shown that stem cells, adult stem cells, not from dead babies work just fine.
stem cell research good. from dead aborted children bad.
i think it's an illrelevant issue in the upcoming election.
taxes. war on terror and everything else is just window dressing.

Answer 6

For those in need of the benefits, they are for the stem cells. Those who don't are indifferent or totally against. One day, we will end up with human births with horns, one eye, stubbed foot and over sized head - if they messing around with nature.

Answer 7

I am for stem cell research if its being done by private companies, I don't think its the place of the Federal Government to fund this research.

Answer 8

It's the typical tear jerk emotional issue of politicians. The USA is falling faster and faster behind in all kinds of research, because of religious nonsense. Europe and Asia will do it and be ahead. I can't get over the backward thinking in this country. Well, let's head back to the caves, if that's' where the religious right wants us, but don't let them fly to a European Hospital to get Treatment.

Answer 9

I am in favor of stem cell research. I am opposed to the US government funding stem cell research. It should be private enterprise.

Answer 10

All for, but, since I am hugely pro-life, I am against destroying fetus to do it.

And there are several entities already doing it overseas without using embryos.