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In a message dated 10/5/00 4:34:04 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << My problem with certain aspects of the stem cell work has to do with the kind of remarks that have been made on this List where people have suggested that they would advocate starting a pregnancy for the express purpose of using the "products of conception" as a source for stem cells. In the recent case, the baby lived; but others have suggested that aborted babies are also "fair game". That is what I am unalterably opposed to. >> Bob - There are strict prohibitions on using embryos obtained frrom these sources, and no one is trying to get these restrictions removed. Nor are the restrictions likely to be removed. The issue at hand is a simple one: do we do potentially life-saving research on excess embryos from in vitro programs, or do we incinerate these embryos? Any other "slippery slope" arguments simply confuse the issue. Respectfully, Margie