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At 08:35 AM 10/07/2000 -0700, you wrote: >I do not, however, *trust* the NIH Guidelines. The testimony of Dr. >Richard Hynes to the Senate (posted here by Marjorie) is a worthy >statement; and I think that the NIH Guidelines are appropriate. What >bothers me, however, is the tendency for some research institutions >(and others) to ignore such Guidelines (such as the recent exposure of >the inhumane conditions in some animal laboratories despite the >regulations governing the care of lab animals). I am not confident of >Government's ability to control the behavior of those who would "take >the law into their own hands" for the sake of "research". > >Similarly, we have had, right here on this List, people who have said >that they would, if they could, foster a pregnancy in order to gain >tissue to save a loved one, whether or not the child created by the >pregnancy was to survive or not. This is the kind of abuse that I am >concerned about and why I continue to express my strongly-held >opinions on this matter. > > >Best, > >Bob HI Bob, I'm afraid that I do trust everyone, including the US Government, until I find that I can't trust them anymore. I can't imagine living in a country where I couldn't trust the government, that was something my Grandparents gave to me when they came to the USA in 1702. I sometimes think its ironic that I was born free, and have never been in a war torn land, to have so many friends in foreign countries who are now in grave danger. Life sure has a way of turning things around doesn't it? Not to worry, all of us who have said they would create a child to save a loved one are all close to 70 years old. Mother Nature took care of our "Baby Buggy's" a long, long, time ago!! We certainly are no threat to the "slippery slope of ethical use of embryonic stem cell research". Life for a lot of us has become a question of : Will I be able to make it down the hallway to the kitchen to fix lunch? As you can tell, I'm not doing too well physically today. just me, Marjorie 67/58/55