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Hi Joao, All I have to say is Amen. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: Joao Paulo Carvalho <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Study: Fetal cells ease life for Parkinson's patients > Dear friend, > > I can understand yours religion concerns but please do not confound issues as > long the researches are not killing or taking lives of new possible lives . > The only aim I can see is to find cure for living people and victims of > cruel diseases . > > I think if the concern is with saving lives the better would be to avoid > misery , diseases and hungry that kills children daily by thousands in the > whole planet and do not find as much defenders as in the the case of other > controversial issues. This is a real fact that the majority of the people > think is not their problem and seems to forget that that planet and the life > in it was created as one and whole , and frontiers and countries were created > by men with all their limitations This as consequence demands a question : > what should be done about it ? > > Love, peace and warms regards. > > Joao Paulo , > > > philip j lammers wrote: > > > Following is a portions of a letter which I submitted to The Sheboygan > > Press in the Letters To The Editor. It was printed on December 11, 1992 > > It was in response to an article entitled "Fetal tissue research looks > > promising " by a columnist by the name of Joan Beck. > > > > It was my opinion in 1992 and it is one which I feel even stronger about > > today. I quote the letter in part: > > > > KILLING A FETUS NO SOLUTION FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE > > > > ....................In one of her paragraphs, Ms. Beck states, "But such > > successes do offer hope that fetal tissue transplants can be an effective > > treatment for Parkinson's Disease..........." > > > > It would not and does not offer hope to me. I cannot even begin to > > consider that an unborn life , one that has not as yet enjoyed the love > > of family and the many joys of God's creation , should have to give up > > its life so that I might be able to possibly extend my 52 years with an > > improved state of health. > > > > ..........In the fetal tissue transplant, the donor must give up its > > life. > > > > You say, there is no life in a fetus as it has not as yet been born. > > Earlier in her column Ms. Beck states , "But fetal tissue is necessary > > for such transplants . Fetal cells can survive long enough for the > > procedure to be done." I think the key word in this quote is "survive". > > For something to survive, there had to be life as indicated in The > > American Collegiate Dictionary under the definition of "survive". > > > > ...........One person has already given His life for me that I might have > > a fuller life. It is His birth that we celebrate this Christmas season > > And that is the only life I need to have been given for me." > > -- > +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + > | [log in to unmask] | > +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+ >