M.Schild wrote: > Bob, you always bring back the discussion to viable fetuses. The > subject is > >stem cells, gathered from 4-5 day old embryos (as Joao says, just a bundle of >cells) which are going to be thrown away because nobody needs them anymore. >Donīt try to make people think these embryos were meant to grow into humans, >they will be disposed of >Maryse > > > > I doubt if we ever come to agreement on this one: > Creating Life to Destroy it? > "Out of the Mouths of Babes ...... A person's a person, no > matter how small. (Dr. Suess)" > > These 4-5 day old embryos are human life, and have rights. > If embryos are allowed to be harvested for any useage, the > commercialization and farming of embryos begins, this opens > a very large can of worms. Although laws have been passed > to prevent patents on embryonic research, this is most > certainly a sticky wicket. Also, the authentic humanity of > the embryo must be recognized, even if the full unfolding > of its personality is not yet seen. > > Although I am not Catholic, I site this: > http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLIFE/FROZEMBR.TXT > > Or the NIH discussion: > http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLIFE/EMBRES.TXT > The Human Embryo Research Panel: Creating Life to Destroy It > by Richard M. Doerflinger > > > Also: > > Non-embryonic stem cells may be as common as beach sand. They > have been successfully extracted from umbilical cord blood, > placentas, fat, cadaver brains, bone marrow, and tissues of > the spleen, pancreas and other organs. Even more astounding, > the scientists who cloned Dolly the sheep successfully > created cow heart tissue using stem cells from cow skin. > Singapore scientists have transformed bone marrow cells > into heart muscle. > > Research with these cells also has a distinct moral > advantage: It doesn't require the destruction of a human embryo. Jeff ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn