jakshadows, do you have a specific link to a specific news article?
I ask because a lot of stem cell research talk is sort of a misrepresentation of what actually happens (i.e. having little to do with destroying embryos sometimes) and I just want to see what is specifically under discussion here.
This is more about Obama's executive order and how a few states are reacting to it by drafting legislation to protect embryos.
States like Georgia and Oklahoma (according to that recent article). And New Mexico to name a few of the more prominent.
(To be honest, I had posted this a few weeks back I think. It's taken this long for it to get past the moderator's queue and I'd forgotten all about it.)
Gotcha. I know about the Georgia bit. I've got a friend who's a Legislative Aide at the Capitol here in Atlanta.
Really, on one hand, there shouldn't be an argument. We're talking about small collections of cells that frequently don't make it to fetuses in the first place. The science behind it is adding a hormone first that prevents it from becoming a fetus (or something to that effect, I am by no means a biology major) THEN working with the cell itself. This really is the only way to study how our bodies heal themselves and develop.
It really is sort of like saying that you're not allowed to look at sperm or eggs under the microscope, donated sperm or eggs, because that prevents the two from developing into life. A lot of people fear progress that will go against their preconceived notion of how the world works
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I agree that it's a bit overblown. Jersey (Princeton and the surrounding areas) seems to live in it's own world and has been doing this kind of research for a long time.
The funding though.... The government funds a lot of things I disagree with myself, and I've asked that question before. That missile shield thing comes to mind...
I ask because a lot of stem cell research talk is sort of a misrepresentation of what actually happens (i.e. having little to do with destroying embryos sometimes) and I just want to see what is specifically under discussion here.
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States like Georgia and Oklahoma (according to that recent article). And New Mexico to name a few of the more prominent.
(To be honest, I had posted this a few weeks back I think. It's taken this long for it to get past the moderator's queue and I'd forgotten all about it.)
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Really, on one hand, there shouldn't be an argument. We're talking about small collections of cells that frequently don't make it to fetuses in the first place. The science behind it is adding a hormone first that prevents it from becoming a fetus (or something to that effect, I am by no means a biology major) THEN working with the cell itself. This really is the only way to study how our bodies heal themselves and develop.
It really is sort of like saying that you're not allowed to look at sperm or eggs under the microscope, donated sperm or eggs, because that prevents the two from developing into life. A lot of people fear progress that will go against their preconceived notion of how the world works ( ... )
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The funding though.... The government funds a lot of things I disagree with myself, and I've asked that question before. That missile shield thing comes to mind...
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