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preciousjeni 10-13-2004 10:06 PM

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Originally posted by ThetaLove
I know, its all a matter of opinion whether or not abortion is murder. I've heard every side of the abortion issue and as a practicing Catholic, I will always be 100% prolife. (Good thing I'm not going into politics.) Even if I was not a Christian/Catholic I don't think I would support it.

My issue with fetal stem cell research is that these babies were not respected in life (murdered), & by using them for their cells we are also disrespecting them in death.

I am for research in other areas that don't involve abortion.



Are you saying that you believe it is a child when it is aborted? That is another issue that everyone disputes, when life actually begins.

I absolutely do believe that life begins at conception. I know that people disagree on when life begins which is why I was specifically appealing to Christians (thus why I began
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To those who oppose this based on Christian law
). My comment would mean little to nothing to a person who was not acting on Christian law.

Since you are Christian, my comment is directed at you.

ETA: Was that not clear in my previous comment?

honeychile 10-13-2004 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by James


ETA: I don't believe the people have control over the aborted fetus anyway do they? I mean you can't take it home with you or anything right?

So instead of burning it, trashing it or whatever, it can be used to potentially help people. A win-win situation.

The fear is that a market for aborted fetuses will evolve from using their stem cells.

I've been looking for the article I read recently (on one of the "normal" websites, not one with a published agenda) that, while stem cell research on fetuses has not produced much thus far, stem cell research from nasal tissue & somewhere else on adults has been much more promising - AND is currently funded by the US government.

PhiPsiRuss 10-14-2004 09:12 AM

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Originally posted by honeychile
The fear is that a market for aborted fetuses will evolve from using their stem cells.
Anyone who opposed stem cell research will do so based on some kind of fear, whether genuine or contrived.

Munchkin03 10-14-2004 09:12 AM

Exactly who with any sort of scientific credibility is fearing the trafficking of aborted fetuses?

Is this something legitimate, or something out of Operation Rescue? :confused:

_Opi_ 10-14-2004 09:38 AM

I can't support/not support something that I am not fully informed in. However, I do support that further research should be done in this field, especially if it is as promosing as some scientists believe. Who knows where this research will lead us....

PhiPsiRuss 10-14-2004 09:53 AM

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Originally posted by _Opi_
I can't support/not support something that I am not fully informed in...
No one is fully informed about stem cell research. That's why they need to do research.

_Opi_ 10-14-2004 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
No one is fully informed about stem cell research.

Exactly!

Rudey 10-14-2004 10:55 AM

Instead of just making blanket open statements, some of you can visit http://www.bioethics.gov/

-Rudey


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