Jennifer, my sentiments exactly, it's more than ridiculous, it's an outrage. I have relatives who are just sitting by. My "blood" is on their hands. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:49 AM Subject: Re: Souls in limbo > In the statement: "...cell research is not okay because the potential for > life is there." > > The key word is 'potential'. What about the people who ARE ALIVE and > SUFFERING? > > What about the people who have spent their lives working, sacrificing for > their children, going to church, singing in the choir, playing with their > grandchildren and actually contributing to the world, like my dad. Don't > they have > rights? Don't they have the right to quality of life? > > Instead, we are perfectly willing to stand by and watch our family members > and friends afflicted with these debilitating diseases to lose the battle > with > their bodies because there is a dish of cells that have the 'POTENTIAL' of > life. > > How will these people feel when their 40 year old son or daughter is > afflicted with Parkinsons in the prime of their life and they have to just > sit by and > watch their child's bodies fail them knowing that there is a dish of cells > in > a lab somewhere that is more important to protect than finding a cure for > the > PEOPLE WHO ARE ACUTALLY ALIVE AND SUFFERING!!!!!! > > IT'S RIDICULOUS!!! > > > Jennifer > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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