 |
 |
No comment, other than I agree with you, Ray. Thanks for advocating for so many. Rick McGirr -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Blastocysts are not people Agreed, neatly put. Also I suspect blastocysts are probably more intelligent than politicians. Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > This was my answer to an opponent of ESCR: > > Diane received the letter after my response to it as an answer to Don's > McCain on Stem Cells: > > Gary > > You said, "whenever we eliminate the embryo we have definitively eliminated > the human being into which it would have developed? Whether it is worth the > cost of one human life to prolong the life of another should be left up to > the person whose life is thus to be eliminated. And that means one had better > wait a bit." > > Those of us who support embryonic stem cell research do not believe a > blastocyst is a person any more than an acorn is an oak tree. Every seed > does not become a plant nor does every blastocyst become a person unless the > conditions of implantation and successful development until live birth occur > are met. Not all seeds sprout. You cannot ask a blastocyst whether it is > worth using it for research because it is a few microscopic undifferentiated > human cells that, will NEVER, if left alone in a petri dish become > anything. > > What you are doing is protecting cellular human life - seeds - at the > expense of actual persons whose lives have been destroyed by disease or > injury and are not asking that their lives be "prolonged" but made bearable. > > > I can't think of anyone who would favor destroying people for research. But > cells are not people. They are potential life. ALL cells are, not just germ > cells. > > Are scientists playing "God" by manipulating cells? Probably, but many > people believe man was created in God's image and was given the gift of > intelligence to heal himself by God. I would suggest that if you oppose life > saving research you rely solely on prayer and let the rest of us have the > benefits of science.. > > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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