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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