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Steven Morrow
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Posted 10/5/2004 8:09 AM (GMT -6)

Greetings,
Does anyone support stem cell research? If not why? If so, why? If you do support this area of science, are you voting for John Kerry?

Steven Morrow

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Posted 10/5/2004 8:20 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by Steven Morrow

Greetings,
Does anyone support stem cell research? If not why? If so, why? If you do support this area of science, are you voting for John Kerry?

Are you speaking of all stem cell research in general, or just fetal stem cell research, or just adult stem cell research, etc.?

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JEE
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Posted 10/5/2004 10:54 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by Steven Morrow

Greetings,
Does anyone support stem cell research? If not why? If so, why? If you do support this area of science, are you voting for John Kerry?

I do not support embryonic stem cell research. I do support forms of stem cell research that do not include the destruction of embryos.

Vote for Kerry? Why, the very thought greatly tempts me to explete profusely.

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Steven Morrow
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Posted 10/7/2004 7:57 AM (GMT -6)

Embryonic stem cell

Steven Morrow

Sahid
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Posted 10/7/2004 9:10 AM (GMT -6)

If it kills an embryo, then it may be killing a person. I'm against.

I'm not voting for Kerry. But I think his latest position is that it's a states' rights issue. I agree. But I don't think he thinks Roe v. Wade should be overturned. It's my understanding that RvW takes power out of the states' hands. I know RvW isn't exactly the issue here, but I think it;s very closely related.

I'm not voting for Bush or Nader either. There are better choices.

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Tigress
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Posted 10/11/2004 11:50 AM (GMT -6)

I'm against fetal stem cell research also.

Christopher Reeve died yesterday, so I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more about this issue in the media now.

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cicilia
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Posted 10/16/2004 8:44 PM (GMT -6)

Embryonic stem cell research requires that human embryos be created (basically cloned from DNA) in order to be experimented upon, this experimentation of course, requiring them to be destroyed. Thus, life is created with the sole purpose of it being an experimentation and with the forknowledge that it will also be destroyed very shortly after its creation.

Kerry seems to not view the embryo as a living being. This is clear in his stance on abortion. He has stated very clearly that if he is elected, he will end the block on stem cell research and he has said that we need to "better fund" it.

So, no, I do not support embryonic stem cell research, and no, I will not be voting for Kerry. The bottom line for me not voting him is that he does not regard the sanctity of life, and this is evident in his stances on embryonic s. c. research and his stance on abortion.

I must agree with JEE that the very thought of Kerry as our nation's President tempts me to explete profusely. Big Smile

Leila
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Posted 10/17/2004 7:02 AM (GMT -6)

Cicilia said:

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Embryonic stem cell research requires that human embryos be created

It's my understanding that such research does not require creation of embryos, but that leftover embryos that were created in fertility clinics for in vitro fertilization would be used -- embryos which would otherwise be destroyed. So to me, unless you are also against in vitro fertilization, it seems logically inconsistent to be against embryonic stem cell research which utilizes these already-created embryos.

So where's the public outcry against in vitro fertilization? Is it a matter of degree -- that it's not as immoral to produce and destroy embryos to give otherwise infertile couples' children than it is to finance research to possible cure/mitigate debilitating disease? Or is this a matter of public financing vs. private?

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