Stem Cells At Work

[manasecret]

Bush and company aren't against stem cell research.

They're against the source of most of the good stem cells -- aborted, dead fetuses.

They wouldn't ban stem cell research (or limit it or whatever) because it might, someday lead to cloning, when it has so many other obvious benefits that have nothing to do with cloning.

It's just about abortion. I wanted to get the facts straight because I still wonder how people can still be asking this question about stem cells.

[Professor S]

It comes down to politics. Those that are against abortion cannot openly support stem cell research because it would be seen as a backdoor support of abortion through supporting research that uses aborted babies.

The pragmatist can see that the aborted phetus's are going to waste and could be used to better humanity regardless of one's moral stance on the argument, but the politician cannot be seen as being weak on such a hot button issue. So we have a stalemate.

Another reason why I am not a republican. (I really need to start a new poltical party called the "Pragmaticans")