uhhh wtf did he just say?

[_pulkritudinous]

Question:

If you would not abort an undeveloped fetus

Why do you not cry every time you have your period?

Question:

If an aborted fetus is going to be thrown in the garbage disposal anyways

What's wrong with stealing a few stem cells?

Question:What's the difference between taking a dead man's liver

Comments

[lastxchances]

have you ever seen the episode of southpark involving this ? hilarious

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If you would not abort an undeveloped fetus

Why do you not cry every time you have your period?

maybe because at that point , the egg's not a zygote -- a lot of people (based on religion , and blah blah ) believe that the formation of the zygote is where the soul comes into play. think of it maybe from an energy sort of perspective-- while eggs themselves are potential energy , stopping them ain't that hard. they're not moving. but the zygote is a nice little ball of kinetic energy , and that's hard to stop once it gets going.

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If an aborted fetus is going to be thrown in the garbage disposal anyways

What's wrong with stealing a few stem cells?

nothing , i think there should be some sort of waiver that the almostmother could sign upon choosing to have an abortion. "you, too, can still live out your original lifelong aspirations and contribute to valuable scientific research at the same time!"

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Question:

What's the difference between taking a dead man's liver

And taking a sample of a dead fetus's stem cells?

because once we start talking about stem cells, people get nervous. liver transplants? they've been accepted for some time now. but stem cells are invaluable to cloning efforts, and cloning definitely throws a monkeywrench in. plus, the dead man's liver is going to save a person who is already alive, supposedly -- the fetus' stem cells are going toward science , and "donating to science" is never as appealing as "saving a life", even if the science has the potential to save billions in the future.

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Would it actually be "unethical" to research cures for diseases

That will save millions of good people?

no , we're doing it right now. your out-of-context rhetoric don't work on meee, ms. cui !

the only things that are "unethical" are the methods by which we go about our research. and for some, ethics say that you can't take cells from dead almostbabies that may or may not go to disease research or, as those pesky conservatives fear , cloning .

there are better ways to get the stem cells we need. umbilical cords, for example. easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

[_pulkritudinous]

1) agreed, except it is very hard for me to believe that a little thing with fins that contains amino acids that is unable to comprehend emotions can have a soul. But I realize, with much protest, that some do believe in that theory.

2) agreed, haha

3) even I do not agree with cloning, that crosses the line as far as I'm concerned. No one can play God except for me. But the catch is, by "donating to science" you are, in the long run, helping to save millions of lives, not just one.

4) I know we are researching diseases and what have you now, but why not take advantage of the extra stem cell supplies? If you can get two million rather than one million stem cell tissues, why not? All the more oppertunity to help fix these genetic mishaps. Let's not get wasteful now.

[murdersmelody]

i can tell that lastxchances is one of those fuzzy granola liberals. yuck.