Do you think stem cell research, with & without embryology studies, should be funded by the US government?
102239
I say yes. It is needed and has good scientific merrit.\n\nAs for using aborted babies as stem cell sources, I have this to say. At the moment, in the US, abortion is legal. Whether you like it or not, aggree or disagree, that is the way it is. Why not use stem cells from terminated pregnancies and have them contribute to good use and the future of some other child who is living and needs help and could die? Why let them be incenerated? I think it is far more fitting that any potential use to save future lives should be. You cannot change the fact the pregnancy was terminated, so make the bets of the situation you have.
128352
It is not wrong and it is neccessary for humnas to move ahead and be able to combat the more debilitating diseases.\n\nI think some limits need to be in place and any research should be vetted by a committee for ethics, scientific rationale and soundness, but if it meets that criteria, then stem cells should be used to find new treatments for disease.\n\nWhat is sad is that many groups would like you to think that a baby has to die to obtain stem cells. This is far from the truth. There are many fetal sources for stem cells, and none are from aborted fetuses. Many of these sources are just incerated as medical waste because of current legislation promoted by those ignorant of basic biology. \nScientists should be free to do life saving research that will benefit all of humankind.
459713
Hopefully, Stem Cell Research may be of help
105787
It is legal in all states... the controversy is over government funding of stem cell research.
500314
Stem cell research and cloning are still "blockbusters", but specific antibody research, gene therapy and advanced imaging techniques (fret, for example) are hot too.\n\nOff course, I would certainly add RNA interference to the list!
928810
NO WAY.  Morality is used to push things on us like gun control, environmental policies, animal rights, etc.  SCREW THAT, I'm tired of these fascist "liberal" weenies forcing their views down our throats.\n\nLove jack\n\nPS HAHAHA, stem cell could have saved "billions of people" - what a laugh.  Are you sayhing that all 6 billion people on earth will now DIE because of Bush?\n\nStem cell research is still continuing.  The government just doesn't want to fund research that uses human embryos or fetuses.
114055
I would fund stem cell research. When we get the cure to all these disceases, if someone doesn't approve of the research, then they don't have to use them.
693540
Embryonic stem cell research is unquestionably wrong because it involves the destruction of a human baby.  There are other sources of stem cells such as placental cord blood, adult stem cells, etc. that are right and good research which promises to produce many good therapeutic procedures and products.  Stick to that kind of stem cell research and many good things will come of it.  But, at all costs, avoid anything to do with embryonic stem cell research.
798477
What kind of stem cell research? Embryonic stem cells come from unborn babies, which means you have to kill the most innocent and most defenseless of human life to get the cells. This is what the liberals want to do to increase the number of abortioins in the US and the world. There is no evidence that this type of cell research is going to produce anything of value. If it had any promise, investors would be lining up to put money into it. But they aren't, so the pro-aborts want government (that means "your money") to fund the research.\n\nOn the other hand, adult stem cell research has yielded incredible results. But you can't kill an adult, so the libs aren't interested in this type of research...
994833
No, I think Embryonic stem cell research is not wrong.  Embryonic stem cells are cultured cells obtained from the undifferentiated inner mass cells of an early stage human embryo (sometimes called a blastocyst, which is an embryo that is between 50 to 150 cells). Embryonic stem cell research have much greater developmental potential than adult stem cells, according to the National Institutes of Health.  Unlike somatic cells, embryonic stem cells are totipotent.  I think the benefits of Embryonic stem cell research is far greater than anything we have to sacrifice.  \nTechnologies derived from Embryonic stem cell research can be used to treat cancer, spinal cord injuries, and muscle damage, amongst a number of other diseases, impairments and conditions.
1063970
Its more of misinformation. Unfortunately people assume that we can only get stem cells from aborted fetuses; the blatently ignore the fact that you can remove embryonic stem cells with out hurting the fetus.\n\nIts stupidity.
414585
Yes because many researches are government funded and politicians are the people we elect to run the government. This means we give them the power to decide what our money (i.e. tax dollars) is spent on. If politicians didn't have a say then scientists could come up with any and every thing to research and possibly waste many tax dollars.
1087529
Stem cell research is being thwarted by Christian fundamentalists who have too much say in politics right now. Contact your congressmen and support stem cell research!
886728
There isn't one.  No one tries to argue against non-embryonic stem cell research.  Unfortunately, many people don't know there it exists.  This is unfortunate because ALL successful stem cell research to date has involved non-embryonic stem cells.  If most people understood that, the debate would go away.
1012455
Many people have different views on embryonic stem cell research, however, religion as a whole strongly opposes it, due to the necessity of destroying living embryos which, in essence, is a living being *(and killing them would ultimately be considered murder.)\n*last part is optional
759096
Hey!\n\n\nI'm sorry but i think that we drowned in our stupid wars instead of pouring the money wasted in it in the science field.\n\nalso some of the governments hold their money instead of investing it in some science projects.\n\nThat was my opinion, and thanks for the question btw at least i knew that there's some ppl who care
991356
The Christian community does not worry about stem cell research, we worry about babies being murdered to save adults.  Since it is hard to control what goes on in private labs once this activity is started, it is best to stay clear of launching into this practice.