Ethical Cure
How many of you know that JDRF is involved in Embronic Stem Cell Research? Do you know that Human lives are being destroyed to research a cure for diabetes? There is a post here about a recent interview with their president in which he does not discuss this issue at all. In replies to my comments in that post, I was critiqued for bringing up the issue of Embronic Stem Cell Research (I think that there are those that would like it to be a dirty little secret - If we dont know its happening, its OK?) So that is why I am moving the discussion here. No comments are disallowed here - I would like to hear all sides and thoughts.. Does it bother you that others are working on our behalf and destroying human life to find a cure. Would you prefer that this research be done with Adult stem cells that do not destrpoy human life? Would you take a cure that cost another human their life? Personally I will not. I stopped donating to the JDRF when they announced this policy change last year.
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Permalink Reply by Sue59 on -
I still don't understand where and in what manner the embryos are being destroyed to gather stem cells? Are you talking about fertility clinics? Can you be more explicit about what this whole thread is all about?
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Permalink Reply by dickengel on -
From a government web site:
What are embryonic stem cells?
A. What stages of early embryonic development are important for generating embryonic stem cells?
Embryonic stem cells, as their name suggests, are derived from embryos. Most embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro—in an in vitro fertilization clinic—and then donated for research purposes with informed consent of the donors. They are not derived from eggs fertilized in a woman's body. -
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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on -
It is in a big bowl, covered with butter? Of course, I have small, serving sized bowls (I use these kid bowls from IKEA...) as well, so no one goes into a coma...
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Permalink Reply by dickengel on
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Glad to see that you use real butter not some synthetic Margerine - Low on the salt please!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Anonymous Jim on -
Got some garlic salt and some pepper to go with it.
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Permalink Reply by Sue59 on
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I don't think I'd go into a coma from popcorn, but I'd be willing to share a pitcher of margarita's if you want to share the popcorn? When does the movie start?
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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on
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Vodka and Crystal Light perhaps?
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Permalink Reply by Anonymous Jim on
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Throw it in a blender with some ice. Poor man daiquiri ah youth.
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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on -
Nancy Regan went up in my estime because according to a PBS recap of the Reagan years after Ronnie died she tried to stop the religious right wing of the party from banning this.
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Permalink Reply by Sue59 on
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Maybe we can convince her to make a run for the presidency in the next election? I would vote for her, hands down.
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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on
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She was an intellectual compared to Sarah Palin. and may have prevented some of the more right wing people in the party from holding power.
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