Is there a reason outside of religion for standing against stem cell research?
I'm against cruel experiments on animals. Anything that causes pain.
Agree 100% with your statement. Do you see stem cell research as crossing the line. Would we be developing embryo's (life?) with consciousness that could experience pain, just to experiment on? if so then I too would be against stem cell research. Having said that, I am not aware of anyone in the world of biology suggesting this is the case. so far as I can see, if we treat an embryo as a living thing with 'rights', then why not sperm. Surely if this train of thought is carried all the way through, then masturbation would be genoside.
Embryos are not fully conscious, unlike adult human beings who live homeless on the streets, that no one cares about.
There are degrees of suffering.
How could anyone who understands the potential for stem cells be against it?
You said it perfectly!
I am for it, I think many people will be helped as the technology advances.
If it were not for stem cell treatment, my dear friend would be dead from a rare form of leukemia. She is now 13 years in remission but had her stem cell transplant in Germany. Strongly for any kind of information available to science to make things better for humans.
you should have made this a poll... i am for all research...
As far as I know, there's not even a reason to have religious objections any more. Haven't researchers been able to isolate and grow stem cells from adults? For.