> I would like to raise an issue of accuracy and understanding: Destruction > means usually that the destroyed item has totally ceased to exist. For > instance a living being ceases to exist and no recognizable parts somehow > survive. This however, is not true for the embryos used to generate stem > cells. It is true that it will not develop into a new human being, but it > does not get "destroyed" in the above sense. I agree with you, KF. Better to use these fertilized eggs as a stem cell source rather than chuck them in the bin where they are desined if not reimplanted. Maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn