Stem Cells from aborted fetuses

[preciousjeni]

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

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]

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]

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]

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?

[_Opi_]

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]

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_]

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

Exactly!

[Rudey]

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

-Rudey