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For a PD Monthly News Magazine Unlike any other!!!NO CHIT_CHAT Just important info for Parkinsonians, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers... The Vermont Parkinsonian News Magazine. Sid Burton, Editor & Publisher and fellow Parkinsonian Just E-Mail us your Postal Address and you will receive it. Remember, We're all in this together! Michel Margosis wrote: > Bravo Rayilin! This vote goes to you. > Michel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rayilyn Brown" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:02 PM > Subject: SCIENCE OUTDISTANCES RELIGION WITH STEM CELL RESEARCH > > > Dear Editor: > > > > As an ovarian cancer survivor and now a Parkinsons Disease prisoner, I am > > increasingly disheartened by the religious opponents of the stem cell > > research that may provide cures for the horrible diseases that destroy and > > shorten the lives of millions of suffering human beings, old and young, > all > > over the world. > > > > While PD daily robs me of my ability to function, the question of whether > a > > blastsocyst is a human being is being argued. Stem cell research > opponents > > applaud the birth of litters of in vitro children and apparently don't > think > > it is morally inconsistent to harvest and destroy extra blastocysts for > > reproduction, but not for research. Congresspersons who don't even > > understand the science have prematurely rejected therapeutic cloning. To > my > > knowledge, no religious dogma or text speaks to these issues, because the > > religions were developed before the science. Even if they did, religion > has > > historically been on the wrong side of truth. Not everyone believes Popes > > are infallible. > > > > At 65, I have little hope for a cure in my lifetime even if we had an > all-out > > war on disease, as opposed to refighting the wars of religion. But I could > > better deal with my condition if scientists could work unfettered so that > > children and younger people would have some chance for normal, healthy > lives. > > I would also take comfort from religions if they concentrated on > improving > > the quality of the lives of born, living, suffering people instead of > > crusading and pontificating for the rights of unborn, theoretical, > potential > > people. > > > > Rayilyn Brown > > 40697 Corte Albara > > Murrieta, CA 92562 > > 909-696-0908 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > I"ve tried to clean up typos and errors, probably have more. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn