The Stem Cell Legislation...
Go here to read the very, very short bill in the US Senate supporting the rejection of Dubbyuh's ban on stem cell research.
A debate on this legislation is even more ridiculous than the folks a the White House refusing to talk about the Karl Rove scandal. The legislation approves the use of embryos for research if three things are true: 1) the embryos were created for fertilization purposes and they are leftovers from the procedure; 2) the embryos would NEVER be used for fertilization within ANY woman and would therefore be "discarded" (thrown away); 3) those who were seeking to use the embryos for fertilization signed off on the donation for them towards stem cell research.
So, if there are leftover embryos from fertility treatment that are going to be thrown away, never to be implanted into ANYONE, this is unethical and does not promote life in America? I'm sorry, but what the hell? According to the American Cancer Society, 40,000 women die each year from breast cancer, 32,000 men die each year from prostate cancer, 150,000 die from lung cancer, and we're debating if garbage should be used for research? I would have loved to see Ronald Reagan trade his Altzheimers for lung cancer and then have the mind in his latter years to give his opinion. I'm sure it would be similar to his wife's - that these Christian Fundamentalists are hypocritical and need to back off.
That's ok, though. Most Americans, as well as members of Congress, agree that stem cell research is a good thing and should be promoted in this country. It's funny how Dubbyuh and his supporters say that killing hundreds of thousands of people on another continent promotes freedom and a way of life here in America, but doing research on some cells that would otherwise be thrown out in a biowaste bin is unethical and immoral and does NOT promote life.
What the hell?
A debate on this legislation is even more ridiculous than the folks a the White House refusing to talk about the Karl Rove scandal. The legislation approves the use of embryos for research if three things are true: 1) the embryos were created for fertilization purposes and they are leftovers from the procedure; 2) the embryos would NEVER be used for fertilization within ANY woman and would therefore be "discarded" (thrown away); 3) those who were seeking to use the embryos for fertilization signed off on the donation for them towards stem cell research.
So, if there are leftover embryos from fertility treatment that are going to be thrown away, never to be implanted into ANYONE, this is unethical and does not promote life in America? I'm sorry, but what the hell? According to the American Cancer Society, 40,000 women die each year from breast cancer, 32,000 men die each year from prostate cancer, 150,000 die from lung cancer, and we're debating if garbage should be used for research? I would have loved to see Ronald Reagan trade his Altzheimers for lung cancer and then have the mind in his latter years to give his opinion. I'm sure it would be similar to his wife's - that these Christian Fundamentalists are hypocritical and need to back off.
That's ok, though. Most Americans, as well as members of Congress, agree that stem cell research is a good thing and should be promoted in this country. It's funny how Dubbyuh and his supporters say that killing hundreds of thousands of people on another continent promotes freedom and a way of life here in America, but doing research on some cells that would otherwise be thrown out in a biowaste bin is unethical and immoral and does NOT promote life.
What the hell?
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