Hi Ray:
This is a very wonderful letter. People forget about one important thing
though. Any stem cell, be it an adult or embryonic stem cell, both are
potentially capable of developing into an adult if given the right
environment. That is why they are called stem cells. Does that mean there
should not be any research on any stem cells? This is like throwing the baby
along with the bathwater.
Good work!
Raj
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From: Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:43 PM
Subject: Reproductive and Therpeutic Cloning
> Dear Editor, your reporter just called me re my request for an interview.
>
> When I told her I had to pay for a war I believe to be immoral, she said
> "let's leave that aside". This led me to believe I did not commmunicate
my
> position very well. Due to Parkinson's I am losing my voice. For the
record, the
> parallel is this:
>
> Mainly anti-abortion opponents of therapeutic cloning believe it is
immoral
> because embryos are destroyed in the process; therefore why should the
taxpayer
> pay for it? They equate these ndifferentiated cells with a human being or
> under the right circumstances a possible human being. Of course
thousands of
> embryos have failed to implant in in vitro fertilization. They also
believe
> therapeutic cloning could lead to reproductive cloning. They also argue
that
> adult stem cells are superior to embryonic, which shouldn't matter if you
> believe it's immoral to begin with. The research has not been done so we
won't
> know which kind of stem cells are successful for which disease.until the
research
> is done.
>
> I do not believe these undifferentiated cells are a person, therefore the
> research is not immoral, in my opinion. Killing liviing human beings in
war is
> immoral and if I want to live in this country there are many things I pay
for I
> may not agree with. We need big money from the state and federal
government
> to accelerate this much needed research, supported by most Nobel
Laureates.
>
> Also, in the long run, leaving aside the human suffering involved,
wouldn't
> finding cures or better treatments be cheaper than disease?
>
> I don't really care whether reproductive cloning is legal and funded or
not,
> but I sure do care about therapeutic cloning. My position would be the
same
> if I were well, but it is very difficult to fight an incurable disease and
> people who fear science at the same time.
>
> Rayilyn Brown
> 18507 N. Windfall Dr.
> Surprise, AZ 85374
> 623-584-5869
>
>
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