Stem Cells, Part 1
I've got a hell of a lot to say about stem cell research. I'll probably be dead within roughly 20 years without stem cell-based therapy.
But the biggest thing about it is... the current state of affairs is such a total waste. Those cells? The ones that could be used to save my life? They aren't being saved, they aren't going to become fetuses, much less babies.
They are thrown in the trash.
The whole "debate" on the issue is whether those cells are used to save lives or whether they are thrown in the trash. It's not between using them and them beomcing people. Anyone who's among those opposing the progress of stem cell research needs to be able to answer me one question:
Why should I die so that those cells can go into the trash?
But the biggest thing about it is... the current state of affairs is such a total waste. Those cells? The ones that could be used to save my life? They aren't being saved, they aren't going to become fetuses, much less babies.
They are thrown in the trash.
The whole "debate" on the issue is whether those cells are used to save lives or whether they are thrown in the trash. It's not between using them and them beomcing people. Anyone who's among those opposing the progress of stem cell research needs to be able to answer me one question:
Why should I die so that those cells can go into the trash?
posted by Jake Nelson at 11:03 PM
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