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On 13 Aug 2004 at 14:09, M.Schild wrote: > In simple words: Bush doesn´t want to give money for ESC research but > leaves the private intitutions to do it. Morality has its reasons > that Reason ignores.... > or have I missed something? What has been missed here is that there is a sizable group of people who believe that certain types of stem cell work is immoral. In a free society, private individuals (and companies) can engage in activities as long as they are not *illegal*. But when *public* money is used for such activities, it is legitimate for Government to prohibit such work to be done with public money. For example, a lumber company can clear-cut a forest that is its private property (as bad as that is, it is not illegal); but they cannot clear-cut in a National Forest. Neither can the Government give funds to the lumber company to facilitate the clear-cutting, even on the private land. 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.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn