Re: OT Embryonic stem cell research was Re: OT: McCain's religion was Re: Eliot Spitz

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:37:00 -0600, Howard Brazee <howard@brazee.net>
wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:01:25 -0600, Robert <no@e.mail> wrote:
> 
>
>"Convenience" shouldn't matter.    If an embryo is a person, then the
>only valid reason for abortion should be to save a life.
>
>But if an embryo is person, then miscarriages should be treated &
>investigated the same as infanticide by the state and by churches and
>everything.
>
>If an embryo isn't a person, then why should abortion be considered
>immoral?    I suppose because it's yucky - just like homosexuality. If
>I'm uncomfortable with it, then it must be immoral.    Not a valid
>reason at all, but lots of evil is committed with this motivation.
>
>Those who believe that abortion should be mostly illegal - but allowed
>in the case of rape or incest seem to me to be saying "good girls
>should be allowed to have abortion - but bad girls should be punished
>with motherhood".      I don't believe anybody believes that
>infanticide is acceptable after rape or abortion - so these people
>obviously don't believe abortion is murder and embryos are obviously
>not people.

All good thoughts given by Howard and Pete.  I really don't know what
to think about embryo stem cell research.  I have read lately though
that adult stem cells seem to have more promise and more uses than
embryo stem cells and havesting them doesn't cause the destruction of
anything.  So maybe that is the way to go.

Regardds,
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