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Originally Posted by Typhoid
Cloning and stem cell-ing ( if its a word) are different things, are they not?
Cloning is making another human being with the same DNA as a pre-existing human being.
Stem cells are for repairing people, youre not killing a clone, your taking embryos. Last time i checked, embryos arnt people.  |
Yes, in essence they are completely different.
You can get stem cells from cloned embryos, but there are far more issues about cloning than simply collecting stem cells. And there are far more issues about collecting stem cells than simply getting them from cloned embryos, if you catch my meaning.
As for embryos not being people, depends on who you ask. But by current U.S. law, embryos are not legally people (except after a certain amount of time and/or other technicalities).
That's why I think stem cell research will eventually be legalized. The law about embryos not being people isn't going to backtrack that far; abortion isn't going to be made illegal.
Which I agree with abortion being legal. Woman's rights are as important as unborn baby's rights. It's an unfortunate circumstance with the rights of one crossing another's.