Comment by Denise Bevard on January 2, 2009 at 3:57pm

not all stem cells come from aborted babies.

Comment by Sohair Abdel-Rahman on January 3, 2009 at 9:40pm

Hello Shawna,
There is a discussion by Manny about stem cell research where every body put his views.
The Vatican issues its views about using embryos for research whish is the same views of Moslim leagues.
Life is sacred for God,and relegions,judism,christianity&islam are sent from the same source,God,the creator of the universe.
The stem cells can be got from placenta,produced from other cells,I posted in the discussion a late published article about getting stem cell from one;s own fibroblast which in the long run will be the hope for so many disease.Scientists are clever,when door closed they find another to discover the marvellous secrets of God's creation.

Comment by David on January 22, 2009 at 4:05pm

you're not wrong.
however in your defense i believe that playing God is helpful but has no neccessity. ever thought that the reason we have all these health problems that maybe we (as a species) are overstaying our welcome on planet Earth?
forgive me if it sounds horrible. if i could survive eating without insulin i would most certainly try, however thanks to medical sciences im still alive today.
so science is assisting my life at the cost of others (as far as aborted babies' stem cells)
i am a catholic christian but i dont always have the same beliefs as most of the other catholics.
im all for alternative ways to find a cure, at this day and age i feel that in years to come we will have a cure

Comment by Emily Joy on February 2, 2009 at 8:06am

I agree with you, Shawna. I, too, am a Christian... and I don't agree in anything that goes along with aborting babies.

Comment by Cathy on February 26, 2009 at 5:49pm

Shawna I am Pantheist not christian I believe in life and nature and I agree with you. I want a cure but not at the expense of innocent babies. Life is at the moment of conception.

Comment by David Granovsky on September 5, 2009 at 5:56pm

Denise is exactly correct. There are embryonic stem cells and there are adult stem cells.

Embryonic stem cells come from embryos.
Adult stem cells come from blood, bone marrow, fat, menstruation, placenta, mother's milk, milk teeth, the list goes on and on.

One more thing....it is ONLY the ADULT (non embryonic) stem cells that have help over 100 diseases including diabetes type 1 and 2.

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