Are you for Embyronic Stem Cell Research or against it?
817047
I'm for it.  It's no different then ejaculating into a sock.  It has the same potential for human life.
748163
I had been watching the election updates all night. I live near St. Louis. \n\nI'm not entirely sure about my stance on embryonic stem cell research. However, it's helpful in other ways.\n\nThe scientists and doctors who have been researching it have been under threat for the past several years from bills that people have been trying to pass in Jefferson County and elsewhere. The governor of Illinois was trying to take advantage of that by trying to persuade some of Missouri's best doctors and other researchers to come work in Illinois where stem cell research isn't under threat. \n\nBy the stem cell initiative passing, it has taken a weight off of the shoulders of some of Missouri's best doctors and those who were considering a doctoral career in Missouri. Now, our best doctors can stay in Missouri and continue doing their research and attempts by people of other states to exploit Missouri's flaws to get them to leave Missouri and work in their states will be a lot less tempting.\n\nTherefore, the stem cell initiative's passing has helped ensure that Missouri can continue to have some of the top health care professionals and reasearchers in the country and the people of Missouri will continue to receive top quality health care from highly trained professionals.
326198
Where do you live?\nThe US are currently being held back a bit in terms of research by the Government's conservative posture, meaning that no federal money is being put into controversial technologies such as stem cell research. A lot of researchers are going to Europe instead, seemingly opportunities there are growing.\nThere's probably still a lot of money in biology in the US, though. But it's decreasing.
1114837
there is no reason to be opposed to stem-cell research. conservatives are stupid about that. people are going to get abortions anyway, so they might as well be used to help find cures to diseases. and as to the oil, the only reason we're still in iraq is to get more oil for george bush's daddy's company. another selfish move by a dumb conservative.
839244
<<The only positive results have come from adult stem cell research!>>\n\nAre you a Scientist? And why should I believe you and ignore numerous Nobel Laureates?\n\nThink twice, speak once.
699943
Opposition to stem cell research is almost entirely ethical/moral.  There are two major concerns, both of which turn on the sanctity of life and the slippery slope argument.\n\nThe first is that if any gains are realized from this research, that scientists will begin to farm human beings a la "The Matrix".  The basic fear is that even though scientists currently intend only to use cells from embryos that were going to be destroyed anyway, they will begin to create babies for the sole purpose of harvesting their stem cells.  In essence, it's a more sinister form of abortion.\n\nSecondly, many of those people who oppose cloning are against stem cell research because the methodology of conducting stem cell research is that of small-scale cloning.  More specifically, legislation legalizing stem cell research may be written such that full-on cloning would also be legal, although this is a somewhat tenuous argument.\n\nIf you want to know any more, I would suggest you look at most any Right-to-Life website.  They will likely have talking points to better explain these and other arguments.\n\nBest of luck with your speech.  Arguing against your own beliefs can often refine your own debate skills and understanding of your real position.
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I am 100% against it. I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt, that with all the technology that we have today there is another way than by harvesting embroyos. Whether  America would like to admit that an embryo is a living being or not, the fact still remains that it is. I am confident that God will supply us the knowledge and ability to reproduce stem cells another way.\n\n\nhttp://www.stemcellresearch.org/\n\n\nhttp://www.biblebelievers.com/AllThis.html
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I think there are far too many people who have never actually examined stem cell research that make assumptions about unborn babies being involved. Embryonic stem cells are only a small part of the issue here. I myself have a hard time figuring out where the dividing line is on embryonic cells, since every time a human being has sex they kill more potential unborn babies, and every time a woman menstruates she is killing a potential baby. I can't figure that one out. Why draw the line at fertility? I know I don't have an answer. \n\nAnd where do you get millions of embryonic stem cells? That many don't exist. Since they are taken from in vitro fertilization with the permission of the donors, and would have been disposed of anyway as waste, how does this translate into killing innocent babies?\nhttp://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/basics3.asp\n\nBut, for adult stem cells there is absolutely no connection to this argument about abortion. I quote: \n\nA. Where are adult stem cells found and what do they normally do?\nAdult stem cells have been identified in many organs and tissues. One important point to understand about adult stem cells is that there are a very small number of stem cells in each tissue. Stem cells are thought to reside in a specific area of each tissue where they may remain quiescent (non-dividing) for many years until they are activated by disease or tissue injury. The adult tissues reported to contain stem cells include brain, bone marrow, peripheral blood, blood vessels, skeletal muscle, skin and liver."\n\nWhere in adult stem cell research is the ethical or religious problem? I just don't see it. I'm not so sure that religion has taken over science, but am worried that ignorance has taken over government.\n\nFinally, why is this under EARTH SCIENCE and not BIOLOGY?
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They have proven that the stem cells found in the cords at the time of delivery provide just as much genetic material and supply for testing and research. \n\nI think they should use those cells, and not those they collect from cultured embryos.\n\nThere is always a way to test and research that doesnt involve the use of lives without voices. Such as the unborn or animals. I think those should be sought after and explored.
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...
985708
I am for stem cell research because last year I was diagnosed with cancer and met some amazing toddlers with cancer.\nSo stem cells would help save there lives.
821302
I assume you are refering to embryonic stem cell research, which has shown no real promise or potential of success and healing like some people would like you to believe.  \n\nThe website below lists the various embryonic stem cell lines that have been studied by several groups for years now and without any hint of success.
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That bunch of cells could instrumental in saving millions of lives,stem cell research.\nWhat about my right to live?.The best medicine should be available to every body, but perhaps procedures/treatments that arise from stem cell research could be optional.\ni.e.'Miss smith you have cancer we can cure it, but the treatment comes from stem cell research.Would you like the treatment or would you prefer to die painfully?,and would you like frys with that?.
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.
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no it does not matter, while everyone is ok with adult stem cell, the liberals attack the republicans because they are not for embryonic stem cell research being paid for by tax dollars)\n\nThey merely make it sound like we are against all research which is not the truth, only the funding for embyonic
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Stem cell research is NOT illegal. \nIt is just not AS WELL sponsored by the government as it can be.\nGovernment only sponsors research on the already existing cell lines. In fact Federal government spent $607 last year on funding stem cell research.[1]\n\nIN addition, private Companies like Merck, or Pfizer and private Universities are free to do their OWN research with any kind of cells they like.
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If you're asking if embryos should be created then destroyed just for experimentation, then, no.\n\nBut if you're asking if stem cell research using existing embryos and non-embryonic stem cells should be used for good instead of just destroyed, I'd vote "yes".\n\nIf you're asking if stem cell research could some day lead to return of the eugenics movement (selective breeding, euthanasia of the handicapped--that sort of thing) my answer is that it's a chance I'm willing to take.