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by msummers10 on December 4th, 2006
If you want to look at it from a neutral point of view:
Benefits vs. Costs
POSSIBLE help for certain health problems vs. CERTAIN DEATH for a fetus or a baby or whatever you want to call it.
Ok...not really neutral, but the benefits vs. costs thing really needs to be taken into account.
by msummers10 on December 4th, 2006
I only agree with research on adult stem cells. While others don't agree with me, I believe a fetus is a living person. It is a human being that deserves just as much of a chance at living a long life as you or I did before we were born. I believe that embryonic stem cell research is wrong. Killing an innocent child(again...this is what I believe...maybe not you...but I) is murder, and should not be condoned. Those who are in favor of it to save the lives of others fail to realize that killing someone else(who is innocent) to save yourself is sick. It's like an adult shielding themselves from gunfire with a child. Simply wrong.
Everything happens for a reason. It's all part of God's plan.
This is all coming from my Christian beliefs, and my belief that a "fetus" is a living human being from the time of conception. I'm not afraid to state that, even though I'll probably get criticism.
--My 2 cents
by Gonzo on January 28th, 2007
Totally for!
They seem to think that it could cure so many diseases. So why not!? It's not killing anyone.
Stem cells are NOT technicly alive!
by Anonymous on December 4th, 2006
In addition to the wonderful answers given by seaofgrass and drublic, I'd also like to add my two cents.
1) A ban on federal funding of stem cell research is, as far as I'm concerned, an egregious violation of separation of church and state.
2) To oppose stem cell research is backwards, primitive, and counter-progressive. I bet that many people who oppose stem cell research would change their opinions if they were diagnosed with cancer or another potentially curable disease.
by ConservativelyLiberal on December 12th, 2010
Of course. There's litterally zero reason to be against it.
by denise on May 21st, 2008
Stem cells yes, embryo no.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on May 21st, 2008
My opinion is that whatever we can do to help the living improve the quality of their lives then we should do it. This is one of the murkiest moral dilemmas that society faces today.
by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on February 20th, 2008
Only if it can be done without killing a baby.
by Empress of Everything Ever on March 22nd, 2007
Yes
by BrokeDog on January 28th, 2007
I am totally for stem-cell research because it is already showing results in labs for helping Parkinson's disease, regenerating damaged cells, etc. I have read and heard that there could be hundreds of uses for these cells. If it helps in any way with diseases and injuries, I say go for it.
by Firebrand on January 28th, 2007
Yes I am for any research which is causing no harm and can help an incredible amount of other research to continue. Many people are waiting for results on things that can be found in the stem cells only
by Anonymoose on December 7th, 2006
I do agree with it so long as it comes from adult stem cells (which I recently read somewhere actually works the best) or from the placenta. I do not agree when they want to take it from aborted fetuses. It's like saying "hey, this mother is just going to throw her kid in the trash anyway so let's pull it out of the refuse and do some testing on it".
by LynfromNM on December 4th, 2006
I am 100& in favor. Stem cell research is the most exciting and promising avenue right now to conquer numerous diseases. Because of stem cells, insulin can now be made from human insulin, avoiding problems with allergies to animal insulin for millions of diabetics. Rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's and countless auto-immune disorders should reap benefits from stem cell research as well. People can donate the umbillical cords of their newborns for this research too.
by seaofgrass on December 4th, 2006
I do, just as i mentioned in the abortion question, i don't agree that a fetus is a living organism, not a human life, which seems to be the only reason (that i know of) that people are against the research, especially government funding in the US.
But i guess i see so much good that can come from the research, i just hope it's further developed and accepted. A seemingly endless list of problems can be solved, cancer cured, alsheimers, arthritis, maybe even my poor spelling!
I think i may go in to stem cell research, maybe at CalTech. I'd like to help people, and i think stem cell research gives that oppurtunity
by Anonymous on May 22nd, 2008
This is one area where I completely disagree with the current administration. I believe stemm cell research should get as much funding as possible.
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on May 22nd, 2008
For it..even Nancy Reagan (as Republican as they come) is for it..of course she would be..Alzheimer's is a terrible disease and as she was her husband's caretaker she knows intimately the pain and suffering her husband endured..Michael J. Fox has been lobbying for it for years! :)
by macdjug-Paxvobiscum on May 21st, 2008
I believe that it shows a lot of promise.
by bostonjamie on May 21st, 2008
im for it.
by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on February 20th, 2008
yes yes yes!!!
by DiSTurBiA on February 20th, 2008
Im all for it 200%
by Firebrand on March 31st, 2007
Yes I do most strongly,
I believe therebye leads the answer to many cures that we desperately need to investigate.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 22nd, 2007
yes, but not using those of unwanted foetuses...that is opening a can of worms that could end up in places we do not want to go...how about a placenta donor system the same as organ donors, so that ALL placentas can have their stem cells extracted.
by John. on March 22nd, 2007
Of course I do, I think that people who don't are uneducated on the topic and need to stop being so stubborn.
Not all stem cells come from human embryos, thats just the easiest way to get them. There is another type called "Adult Stem Cells" which can be extracted from anyone.
I can't remember the exacts of the topic but I know this for sure: Its definatley worth researching, embryo's or not.
by tekkie2800 on February 6th, 2007
I'm for both adult and embryonic stem cell research. What many people don't realize is that the embryos that would be used to harvest stem cells from get destroyed anyway when they can no longer be kept in storage. Why shouldn't those thousands of embryos that would simply be thrown away be used to help cure deadly diseases? Just my two cents.
by bigpaul on February 6th, 2007
Im for it, In the future I think it will cure a lot of diseases.
by fishnets on January 28th, 2007
FOR! I work in the medical field, and I see how many lives could be saved if there were stem cell research. There are so many diseases and disorders etc etc that could be cured through this. I know that it's controversial because of the way that it's done, but every good thing we've gained as the human race, has come about through a loss. Just think about that.
by kyannie72 on December 10th, 2006
I admit I don't know that much about the issue, but I do agree with the concept. I don't like the fact they use aborted babies. An embryo is a living thing, it has a heartbeat at only a few weeks gestation (I went to my sis-in-laws ultrasound when she was about 2 or 3 weeks preg.). If science could come up with another way to do the research then wonderful. Can they not use what's left from a live birth? Maybe make it an option for mother's to agree or not to agree to when giving birth. I'm not trying to start an argument, just curious. As I said, not knowledgeable on all aspects of stem cell research.
by Gratefully Me on December 12th, 2010
Absolutely.
by JaySurf on May 22nd, 2008
i believe that we should be able to do stem cell research if it can lead to helping those who are alive and need it right now...i am definitly for it
by luna y sol on May 22nd, 2008
Definitely support it, although I know it's a thorny issue!
by miRi hates social norms and regulations on February 20th, 2008
honestly i don't know enough about the procedure done to really have an opinion. i know its benefits supposedly, but i also hear how it's murder and all that. i'd rather find out for myself before making a yes or no decision.
by glamorgirli on January 13th, 2008
I'm for it, with Embryonic stem cells the little embryos would sit and rot in the laboratories anyway let them be used for something helpful. I had a lady in one of my classes that had a procedure done with Adult Stem Cells (I can't remember what she had) and stem cells saved her life.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 2nd, 2007
I am all for it, as long as it does not break ethical boundaries.
by Engeltje on February 6th, 2007
I am with most of the other posters and am in favour of stemcell research.
I am pro-stemcell research because I am pro-cure.
Also, animals do not have to suffer in the process of finding cures for diseases when utelising stem cell research methods.
by Abbyguy on January 28th, 2007
For it if they don't use fetises for it.
by James Black on January 28th, 2007
For, if it can provide the results that I hear it can provide.
by LittleGift on December 23rd, 2006
There are various sources of stem cells: ebryos, umbilical cord, adults (bone marrow cells for example).
As someone already said, embryonic stem cells are less easily controlled and can cause far more complications than adult stem cells.
For both moral and medical reasons I believe that only adult or cord cells should be used.
by Serene20 on February 12th, 2011
I dont agree with stems cell research, because I don't agree with growing babies and then using their developing cells, science can say what they want about an embryo not be ing alive, but any woman that has been pregant can tell you that a baby is alive it breaths moves and has a heart and nervous system, they tell you this to justfy they wrongs, they legalized Adbortion so that they could have test subjects. I don't think that people realize that in todays labs Stem Cell Reseachers are growing their won embryos for this prepose and then harvesting them.
by Nom de guerre on March 22nd, 2007
Yes.
Hooray, science!
by Texas Forever on March 22nd, 2007
NO but other people are entitled to their opinions..i think its wrong because their taking young life for science
by Seraphim Shinobi on March 22nd, 2007
yes i don't see whats wrong with it
by Crystal_S973 on January 30th, 2011
The controversy that surrounds the medical phenomenon that is stem cell research confuses me. Granted, it does come at a much too-high cost, but a cost that is going to be paid whether we decide take advantage of it or not. I am referring to the cost of human lives – little, defenseless, unborn human lives. Approximately 3,700 abortions take place every day in the United States alone. That’s roughly 1.37 million per year. Not yet shocked? In the year 1973 congress erased all the laws against terminating pregnancies. Since then, there have been 52,008,665 abortions in the United States. That is over four times the number of people slaughtered during the Holocaust. My opinion? If all these precious lives (yes, lives. Human life begins at the moment of conception. Despite popular belief, fetuses are not just masses of tissue, they are as alive as the babies that are already born) are going to be taken, maybe we should salvage what life we can from this horrific practice, and use it to save others.
I find the views against stem cell research to be almost ignorant to the goals that are hoped to be accomplished by it. It is not as if this research is the reason for the millions of abortions taking place in our culture (in fact, “1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons [such as inconvenience.]” As stated on abortionno.com) therefore I do not believe that these brave scientists should be forced to carry that weight and blame on their shoulders for the decisions already made by others. Regardless of whether or not this research is taking place, these abortions will continue. To me, I see the research as humane as organ donation. Although the death is tragic, immoral, and undesirable, Stem cell research can potentially give back the lives of others that were presumed to be struggling with illnesses and disabilities that have been called incurable. Victims of diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS), spinal cord injuries, blindness, and HIV/AIDS. Stem cell research brings new faith to all these people, their families, and their loved ones. I do not believe in the brutal murder of the small and hopeless, but I do believe in the silver lining that is to give hope where it is desperately needed.
by Anonymous on December 20th, 2010
it puts me in a difficult position. on the one hand, i don't support anything that might help people with chronic, debilitating, and eventually fatal defects. on the other hand, i support the killing of fetuses.
i suppose since most stem cell research is done on cloned fetus cells, that it doesn't really add much to the total population of murdered fetuses. so i suppose i'm against stem cell research.
by -O-uknow on December 12th, 2010
I am a proponent of results so far NOT as many as promised after clearing hurdles to research.
by Swami_Rick on December 13th, 2010
I'm against EMBRYONIC stem cell research.
It's been proven that it's NOT effective and serves no purpose other than to stick it to anti-abortion foes.
by AJ-Says on December 20th, 2010
I don't see what the controversy is over. It is one of the most productive forms of research with a huge number of benefits.
by Friartuck on March 22nd, 2007
Sure do.
by Wolf Of Time on March 31st, 2007
i know little on the subject, only that it may produce results that could better medical research. so yes im all for it.
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yes i support any reseach that has the potetial to save lives.
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Is it safe to drive being so near-sighted? I've had my say and we will NEVER agree, no matter how many off the wall accusations you make about people.
by Drublic on December 4th, 2006
It wouldn't let me delete the answer. This wasn't even supposed to be another answer, it was just a comment left for you after one of your questions. I decided to fill it in with another part of my answer.
by msummers10 on December 4th, 2006
Let us avoid the obvious land-mines and say that science is evolving to the point where fetuses and embryos are involved as minimally as possible. Or put another way, the cost you point out is less of an issue as time goes on. Given sufficient time and research, your arguments against stem-cell research due to it's effects on the unborn lose strength.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 21st, 2006
So we should just stand by and wait for them to slow down their "consumption" of babies? Criminals get older as time goes by, and they commit less crimes. Sooner or later, they will stop committing crimes. Should we just wait for them to stop instead of stopping them sooner?
by msummers10 on December 21st, 2006
Honestly, there are many scientists who share your viewpoints but consider the potential benefits very worthwhile and there are others that just want to get on with the pure science without the hard Right getting up in arms, so there is much interest in this area. Since there is currently no legal way to stop abortions and women naturally miscarry, suitable genetic material can be obtained without increasing the death rates amongst the unborn above their current levels. However, if EVERY potential life is sacred, you need to concern yourself with prenatal care for the poor and criminalizing masturbation and menstruation as well as stem-cell research unless you are a hypocrite; they are also children that will never be born. Where do you draw the line? As for your criminal analogy, new criminals pop up every day so that argument falls flat.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 21st, 2006
Criminalizing menstruation? You must be tired, so I'll pretend you didn't type that. It's only a child when conception occurs. That's when there IS a baby coming, whether you like it or not. Before conception, there is no possible chance of a baby being made.
And my argument doesn't fall flat. New criminals pop up everyday...ok. People become pregnant everyday also.
And don't call me a hypocrite. I don't like it.
by msummers10 on December 21st, 2006