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Originally Posted by hiredgun
I genuinely, honestly don't understand what the problem is with stem cell research. Being that it is a science with great potential like any other, I am for supporting it fully and wholeheartedly; to the extent that scientists are willing and able to pursue this research, I can think of no reason to limit them and plenty of reasons to positively support them, without reservation.
So can someone who thinks otherwise (whether you're against it, or simply have reservations or qualifications) please explain their position to me?
This isn't meant as a rhetorical challenge; I'm actually curious and just would like to hear frank responses. I'm not asking you to prove anything to me.
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Well I suppose I am against it by default. But I am not blindly opposed to it. It's just that I am unsure because I simply do not understand it. I get so many different takes on the issue.
My starting point would be abortion. I am against abortion through and through. No compromise there. My reason is that for me, I need science or a consensus by clergy determine when life actually began (i.e. - at conception or at birth or somewhere in between). But until then, I believe life to begin at conception. SO abortion to me would be murder plain and simple.
Stem cell research as I understand it thus far, requires the stem cells from an embryo or fetus. That's where things get murky for me. I hesitate because while I understand that those embryos or fetuses are to be discarded regardless, I share the same concern as UsTwo with the potential for trade or commerce in fetuses and embryos. This I cannot abide. Especially if there were to be a trade in aborted fetuses etc....
Now this new info you guys are talking about, the adult stem cell research stuff, is definitely intriguing to me. I don't know anything about it really but I am open-minded enough to listen.
That's it for now, I need to take a break, but I hope that helps you understand one opposing opinion, HiredGun.