Have I mentioned
that I love irony?
Why Science Can't Save the GOP
Hahahahahahaha
To begin with, this is a man who has Parkinson's. So stem cell research could very well have a significant impact on his life and that of his family. So, while he's not a doctor or medical researcher, he has a vested interest and I think his opinion might be more important than mine (except, perhaps, to me).
And I find another kindred soul in his phrase
"the small but intense minority who believe that a clump of a few dozen cells floating in a petri dish has the same human rights as you or I."
I've posted here before my amazement that the rights of this hypothetical person are more important than the rights of a living, breathing person standing right here in front of you asking this very question.
And he points out that the cause of the creation of all these embryos is the in-vitro fertilization clinics. Which aren't illegal and may be receiving federal monies. And don't seem to be the target of attack for the rabid forced-pregnancy proponents and their anti-research cronies. None of them seem to address the concept that if we stopped these procedures there wouldn't be extra embryos which needed to be protected.
But then, if I recall correctly other reading I've done, logic has little impact on these people ...
Why Science Can't Save the GOP
Hahahahahahaha
To begin with, this is a man who has Parkinson's. So stem cell research could very well have a significant impact on his life and that of his family. So, while he's not a doctor or medical researcher, he has a vested interest and I think his opinion might be more important than mine (except, perhaps, to me).
And I find another kindred soul in his phrase
"the small but intense minority who believe that a clump of a few dozen cells floating in a petri dish has the same human rights as you or I."
I've posted here before my amazement that the rights of this hypothetical person are more important than the rights of a living, breathing person standing right here in front of you asking this very question.
And he points out that the cause of the creation of all these embryos is the in-vitro fertilization clinics. Which aren't illegal and may be receiving federal monies. And don't seem to be the target of attack for the rabid forced-pregnancy proponents and their anti-research cronies. None of them seem to address the concept that if we stopped these procedures there wouldn't be extra embryos which needed to be protected.
But then, if I recall correctly other reading I've done, logic has little impact on these people ...
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