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I had a board member at one point who was a very engaged, practicing Catholic. We, as an organization, were struggling with the stem cell issue. I felt that it was our duty to come out strongly in favor of this research ( and got a few death threats for my trouble during the Missouri Prop vote) for my trouble. At any rate, this one board member said that he would not support stem cell research and if a PD cure came about from this research, he would not partake. Its now many years later. He is far, far more ill, and has become innured to some of the questions he had about the original research. He now would indeed take part in any cure that arose from stem cell research. I think these things often feel shocking when we first hear about them, then somehow we assimilate them into our ways of thinking and they become more acceptable. As Ray pointed out, at one point transplants and transfusions were shocking moral quandries. I still remember trying to get my head around Lois Brown - touted as the first test tube baby. My, that hardly blips on the radar anymore. I think at some point we will grow replacement organs for ourselves - I just don't think they will be grown in sentient beings. Petri dishes more like it. Its certainly an interesting line of query! -----Original Message----- From: Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> To: PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wed, Nov 30, 2011 3:06 am Subject: Re: Theoretical question re morality of testing We already have organ donors for transplants and clones (twins, triplets) o I don't believe this will happen. What is more realistic and a current ontroversy is whether it is moral to clone cells for research. Some people elieve cells are people who should have 14th amendment due process rights. urely the 14th amendment would protect clones if it would protect cells. -----Original Message----- rom: Lindy Ashford ent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 1:16 AM o: [log in to unmask] ubject: Re: Theoretical question re morality of testing Yes, it would be worse, and I would not accept it. The book is onderful.......and yes I could see a scenario where this might appen...... sadly..... n Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:26 AM, A Phillips [log in to unmask]>wrote: > I’ve just watched the film “Never Let Me Go”, which is about an “alternative England” in which serious diseases are cured by using transplants from human clones factory-bred and brainwashed into being organ donors. It got me thinking – if it were real, would I accept such ? I hope not but suspect I would (the donors in the film are shown as having no chance to make an informed choice). Would it really be worse than using animals and if so, why ? Yes, I know the scenario is fiction – currently. Amanda ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: [log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] n the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] n 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