Isnt it strange how the same people can query the use of a little blob of undifferentiated cells for the benefit of mankiind, and then wait 18 years till that group of cells has has grown and differentiated into a human being, and then send it off to be killed in a war in Iraq? from now on I am going to refer to stem cells, as "little soldiers in the war against disease, fighting the battle to save mankind" !!!! hilary blue Rayilyn Brown wrote: >Bernie > >this is an omen of things to come. I always felt tne anti-stem cell >movement, an attempt to push personhood back to a petri dish, was also a way of >undemining Roe v. Wade. > >Personally, I have never had nor needed an abortion, nor encouraged anyone >else to have one., but I sure as hell don't think it is my place to decide for >someone else. And yes, this does affect us with PD. We have already lost over >3 years because of the Bush administration's restrictions on research. > >If you oppose abortion, don't have one. If you oppose stem cell research >don't avail yourself of any treatments or cures that may come from it. And don't >tell me since you oppose it you shouldn't have to pay taxes - I pay taxes >for this immoral war we are in, a war that has taken over 1100 American livess, >over 100,000 Iraqis, and over 7000 wounded, loss of arms and legs, post >traumatic stress disorder because some warriors have learned they don't like blowing >people up. My cousin who was in Vietnam (another unnecessary, immoral war) is >still haunted by Viet Cong with tops of their heads blown off. > >There are much worse things perpetrated daily than abortion and stem cell >research. Just wait til Bush is finally through with his reign. >Ray > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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