Generally speaking, do you support or
oppose stem cell research?
Why do you think politicians / religious leaders shy away from taking a stand against in - vitro and yet adamantly
oppose stem cell research?
To the religious who
oppose stem cell research: It seems stem cell tech might be able to help cure some forms of blindness.
Word of Benedict's resignation — the first for a sitting pope in nearly 600 years — reportedly stunned the world's Catholic faithful, many of whom believed the German - born pontiff still had years of stymieing female advancement in Church roles,
opposing stem cell research, and inflaming tensions with Jews, Muslims, and Anglicans left in him.
Not exact matches
So it
opposed abortion and homosexuality and
stem -
cell research.
For instance, a strong resolution
opposing embryonic
stem cell research, which destroys human lives, passed with 97 percent support.
The ANT - OAR proposal represent a scientifically and morally sound means of obtaining human pluripotent
stem cells that does not compromise either the science or the deeply held moral convictions of those who
oppose the destructive use of human embryos for
research» which is a creative approach that can be embraced by both the anything - goes camp and the nothing - goes.
I do not find Russell E. Saltzman's essay «Two Boats, a Helicopter, and
Stem Cells» (October 1999) entirely satisfying, although I have absolutely no quarrel with the argument developed for his own decision to oppose the use of aborted fetuses for stem cell resea
Stem Cells» (October 1999) entirely satisfying, although I have absolutely no quarrel with the argument developed for his own decision to
oppose the use of aborted fetuses for
stem cell resea
stem cell research.
Let us be thankful that a tool for discrediting the pro-life movement (shaming us for
opposing magical cures promised by embryonic
stem -
cell research) has itself been taken out of their hands.
Example in point: Opposition to embryonic
stem cell / human cloning
research: It isn't anti science to
oppose treating nascent human life like a corn crop or manufacturing embryos, anymore than it is anti science than the Animal Welfare Act the proscribes what can and can't be done in scientific
research with some mammals.
Former Governor Martin O'Malley (D — MD) has supported
stem -
cell research involving human embryos (although he is a devout member of the Catholic Church, which has
opposed many forms of embryonic
stem cell research).
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R — PA) is a strong backer of adult
stem -
cell research, and
opposed to embryonic
stem -
cell research because he views destruction of embryos as destruction of human life.
The year's most prominent science issue, federal support of embryonic
stem cell research, is so controversial that the sons of Ronald Reagan gave dueling speeches at the
opposing party conventions; Michael Reagan backs President George W. Bush's policies, including the ban on funding for
research on new
stem cell lines, while Ron supports Senator John Kerry's promise to lift restrictions.
In granting an injunction to two scientists who
oppose widening US government funding for
research on human embryonic
stem cells (hESCs), Judge Royce Lamberth wrote of «simply preserving the status quo».
«They look at us like we're the devil, which pisses me off because we're doing it the right way,» said David Bales, the chairman of Texans for Cures, a
stem cell research advocacy group that
opposes the three bills as written.
Paying for human eggs, many bioethicists argue, commodifies a human resource; Sandel, for example, a proponent of both
research cloning and embryonic
stem cell research,
opposes the idea of financial inducement for what he calls «human reproductive capacity.»
Yesterday, the same day an appeals court questioned lawyers about the case, the government filed documents in a lower court arguing that the lawsuit brought by two researchers who
oppose human embryonic
stem cell (hESC)
research should be thrown out.
He has guided us through such issues as the organ donor market (he
opposed the sale of kidneys to the highest bidder), the Terri Schiavo case (he
opposed government intervention to keep her alive), and the
stem cell wars (he supports embryonic
stem cell research).
We
oppose federal funding of embryonic
stem cell research.»
The Coalition for the Advancement of Medical
Research argues that seven in ten Americans want to eliminate restrictions on public funding of embryonic stem cell research, while the Conference of Catholic Bishops points to a poll showing six in ten oppose such funding alt
Research argues that seven in ten Americans want to eliminate restrictions on public funding of embryonic
stem cell research, while the Conference of Catholic Bishops points to a poll showing six in ten oppose such funding alt
research, while the Conference of Catholic Bishops points to a poll showing six in ten
oppose such funding altogether.
This investigation reveals that the Maryland Commission is keeping with the trend of investing more money in ethical
stem cell research as
opposed to embryonic as it is this route which is providing demonstrable results.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty
opposes a bill currently before the Minnesota Legislature that would allow state funding for
research on embryonic
stem cells.
But pro-life groups are strongly
opposing the vote because the ballot measure, if approved, will force residents to pay for embryonic
stem cell research with their tax dollars.
Although anti-abortion groups
oppose embryonic
stem cell research because they believe it destroys unborn human life and that it threatens to expand that destruction as
stem cell research grows increasingly beneficial to humans already born and suffering from disease and debilitation, embryonic
stem cells now are reproduced in labs from
cells derived years ago from originals.
The Catholic clergy
opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest,
stem cell research and all artificial contraception and sterilization methods, including birth control pills and condoms.