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thank you, mary ann - i appreciate you taking the time and it is good to hear more about your views. --- Mary Ann Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Mackenzie, thank you for your questions. I'll try > to answer them the best > way I can. > > > question regarding the Time magazine quote - when > you > > say you are no longer on the fence, do you mean > that > > you have finally come down on the side of opposing > > federal funding for ESCR or opposing ESCR full > stop? > > If TIME's statement is true and embryos will have to > be developed for the > exclusive reason of stem cell research than, yes, I > am opposed. In my mind, > this would be immoral. > ---------- > considering that you consider the destruction of > > embryos to be wrong, i am guessing that you have > come > > down on the side of opposing ESCR full stop. > -------------- > I have too many issues that deserve my attention > which involved real life > issues right now. I will not actively opposed stem > cell research. > ---------- > because as long as IVF is undertaken, > > embryos will continue to be destroyed, whether > they > > are donated to research first or not - not only > will > > they continue to be destroyed, but the destruction > > will occur, much of the time, because that is what > the > > people who produced them want. > ----------- > I'm going to continue to answer your post because I > want my position to be > clear. IVF is the individual choice of people who > want to be parents and, > therefore presumably, consider the embryos that have > been developed to be > precious to them. They are in control of the > destiny of these embryos (just > like a DPOA must make end of life decisions for > their charges) so it is up > to them to determine their fate. That is simply > none of my business (or > anyone elses for that matter). > > That was the reason I was previously on the fence > about this issue. I see > nothing wrong with using embryos for scientific > research instead of > discarding them. > ---------------- > > and then, regarding the Time quote - what if a > great > > deal of progress could be made on existing > embryos, > > and what if, between now and the time there was a > need > > for new embryos, someone came up with a way to > derive > > ESCs without destroying the embryo? > ------------- > I actually think that will happen. However, we must > examine all aspects of > stem cell research instead of charging head on into > an unknown realm of > ethics. > ----------- > God bless > Mary Ann (CG Jamie 66/26 with PD) > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - > Release Date: 10/7/2006 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn