tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093005962447180669.post1216123622566839560..comments2023-04-02T05:06:48.224-07:00Comments on Current Controversies in Stem Cell Research: Jay Thakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05875071987205016198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093005962447180669.post-86577611062751733632009-04-14T15:16:00.000-07:002009-04-14T15:16:00.000-07:00I agree with both of you and would likewise want t...I agree with both of you and would likewise want to know how people felt about the issue of abortion. I feel that if people are against embryonic stem cells then they should also be against abortion. It would be interesting to see how many people are for abortion but against embryonic stem cells. For those people, I would also consider them hypocritics.Kelli Galonskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16818845502890117369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093005962447180669.post-16230726905682489002009-04-14T15:10:00.000-07:002009-04-14T15:10:00.000-07:00I believe that an embryo is a life right after con...I believe that an embryo is a life right after conception. For those people who use IVF the freezing and storing does nothing to the embryos potential to become a life and therefore, should not affect or be used in determining if the embryo is a life form. An embryo is not just a group of cells because it has a potential to become something else. If you use the embryo and kill it for research you are not letting that potential life form live its life and are not giving it the chance to decide if it even wants to die in the name of research.guacamole344https://www.blogger.com/profile/17061111723553222119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093005962447180669.post-69411739231598556142009-04-14T10:25:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:25:00.000-07:00Larissa, I completely agree with you. I feel that...Larissa, I completely agree with you. I feel that those who support in vitro fertilization and oppose embryonic stem cell research on grounds of destruction of life are extremely hypocritical. Yes, one can argue that the intent behind these procedures is different; with in vitro fertilization the intent is to create a child, whereas in embryonic stem cell research the intent is make medical advances in the hopes of saving lives and lessen suffering. The fact remains the same, however, that in both of these procedures, embryos are being manually created and their fate manipulated with, which usually ends in their hastened demise (unless an embryo were to be successfully implanted, the vast majority of which are NOT). The end result is the same; By our active manipulation, embryos are being created and just as quickly destroyed. No one can refute this fact. Its even more disturbing that many oppose the excess embryos of IVF to go to waste rather than contributing to a scientific aim that could benefit millions.Gabby Yezbickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252372838873382782noreply@blogger.com