A beautiful argument in favor of embronic stem cell research
On May 24, Fausto wrote ...Did you hear about the press conference/spectacle Dubya staged at the White House today to rally opposition to stem-cell research? He invited a bunch of families to bring their cute-as-the-dickens toddlers to help him. He dressed the kids in t-shirts that said, “I’m a snowflake baby”. You see, these kids had once been surplus embryos from in-vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy that were frozen for storage, then thawed out and given to other infertile couples for gestation. Bush’s point was that every embryo is a precious baby waiting to be born, and that using them for experimentation rather than giving them the opportunity for birth is a grossly immoral affront to our common humanity.Heart-tuggingly sympathetic, isn’t it?
Maybe, but it’s also a freakin’ cynical, bald-faced, goddam lie. ...
posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 1:32 PM
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