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Dr. Fink, I have one question for you. Do you condone the in-vitro fertilization process as it now is practiced? Yes or No > ---------- > From: Robert A. Fink, M. D.[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 10:06 PM > Subject: Re: stem cells > > Date sent: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 21:13:21 -0500 > To: "Parkinson's Information Exchange Network" > <[log in to unmask]> > From: "Charles T. Meyer, M.D." <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: stem cells > Copies to: "Bob Fink, MD" <[log in to unmask]> > > > Bob, > > > > No flame war intended. I have always had the highest respect for you > > and your opinions even though we may strongly disagree at times.. > > Creating a human life just for sacrifice is not the case with stem > > cell research and I am glad to see that you separate the issues. > > Indeed, I do separate the issues. My objection was not to the > research, but to the "creation" of embryos just for the sake of > obtaining stem cells. It is not a large stretch of the imagination to > that > place, and I want to prevent that from happening. > > > We > > can disagree on abortion and still agree that stem cell research > > should go forward. I would hope that as a pro-life physician, you > > will write to Congress and point out these subtile but important > > differences that may be lost on the layman not familiar with these > > issues. > > I have already done so. > > > The "casual discarding of human beings" (as you would call the > > embryo) is going to occur anyway in IVF and some good can come from > > the process. > > I disagree here. No "good" can come from an immoral act (killing of an > innocent human being). That's like saying, like the Chinese, for > example do, that an executed criminal forfeits his organs for > transplantation (the Chinese actually have been shown to do this!). > The people that *use* those organs, while ostensibly for the good of > other human beings, are actually perpetuating the original immorality. > > > > > > > I don't think that the beginning of life can be rigidly determined as > > you do and personally do not have significant objection to the process > > of obtaining the cells. But, I think that people who believe as you > > do can play a valuable role in the Stem Cell debate, by supporting > > extremely promising stem cell research while being strongly pro-life. > > The 2 positions are compatible. > > I agree. > > > > Best, > > Bob > > > ********************************************** > Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. > 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 > Berkeley, California 94704-2636 > Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 > WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > ********************************************* >