Obama reverses Bush stem cell restrictions

Tuesday 10th March, 07:11 AM JST

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WilliB at 11:41 PM JST - 10th March

rollonarte:

" Wouldn't these same biotech and pharmaceutical companies, with their supposedly obscene profits, have been eagerly investing in this type of research if it were as promising as so many here insist? "

Of course they would. But as we are now learning, only government-administered taxpayer makes is a real difference. Obamas bureacrats know so much better how to put money to work than the people they take it from.
WilliB at 11:42 PM JST - 10th March

sorry, "tax money" not "taxpayer"
adaydream at 11:57 PM JST - 10th March

I was listenint to the "Savage Nation" yesterday and this lady called in and said her son was injured in a motorcycle accident and was now a quadropaligic (sp) and she'd rather have her son forever cripled instead of using an embryo to give him the chances to ever walk. That's her feeling but....

Like I mentioned yesterday, there are over 600,000 frozen embryos in freezers. Most of these embryos will be destroyed. People would rather see these embryos destroyed then save or possibly correct the paralysis or disease that a person is suffering from.

It's unbelievable that people would allow others to continue to suffer when it might be corrected. < :-)
smithinjapan at 12:03 AM JST - 11th March

adaydream: "I was listenint to the "Savage Nation" yesterday and this lady called in and said her son was injured in a motorcycle accident and was now a quadropaligic (sp) and she'd rather have her son forever cripled instead of using an embryo to give him the chances to ever walk. That's her feeling but...."

These nuts are amazing, aren't they? While I would never wish her in the same situation, I would like to be an interviewer and ask if she would gladly trade places with her son, and what she would think then, as well as what her son thinks now and if he would think the same were his mother to change places. Regardless, these are only questions and the woman's answers could not possibly reflect what a true answer would be in such a situation; and in fact I bet she's even lying about her son; no human being would wish that on their child when the same fetuses are getting dumped in the garbage. Well... actually... she did probably vote for GWB and his policies... so you never know! haha.
TexasAggie at 03:15 AM JST - 11th March

President Barack Obama urged researchers on Monday to follow science and not ideology

Where has the world heard this before? Ah, yes. Hitler used the same rationale for human experiments on Jewish and other concentration camp prisoners.

A U.S. government administration that puts science in the forefront, dispensing with those pesky human right issues. The more unborn babies the federal government kills the happier liberals will be.

Science should trump ideology. Somewhere in Hell Josef Mengele is applauding Obama's decision.
adaydream at 03:32 AM JST - 11th March

TexasAggie would you rather an embryo be destroyed and flushed down the toilet or donated to possibly help save lives or at least make a parapalegic's life better? < :-)
Good_Jorb at 04:32 AM JST - 11th March

Obamas bureacrats know so much better how to put money to work than the people they take it from.

That would be China no? All the wealthy companies in America are trying to collect their TARP welfare cheques or get a bailout.
TrappedNTokyo at 11:22 AM JST - 11th March

"TexasAggie"

Once again can someone explain to me that just because you are a conservative christian or religious person and go to church makes you an ethical person. There are plenty of other people that do not go to church or belong to a religious group that are moral and ethical. Comparing all science research to those beliefs of Hitler is B.S. The ""un born" baby embryos were more likely held up in clinics and were going to be through out or disposed of. The only reason Religous groups get their undies in a bunch about science is not because it has anything to do with morals or ethics, its because the more science uncovers facts about evolution and the origin of man it debucts the Myths of creationism and God. The only thing the church is really worried about is losing its followers and their collection plate offerings. Using the myth of God to control and subjicate a society is even more immoral than the act of science itself.
realist at 06:09 PM JST - 11th March

Another sad day for America. Obama is showing his true colors. he claims to be a Christian, yet he hastiliy reverses President Bush`s ban on Stem Cell research - which actually condones abortion and uses/abuses the dead bodies of aborted children for scientific "research." No wonder the once great America is currently in the terribly state it is in. It has turned its back on the God it professes to trust in, according to its dollar bills, which are now virtually worthless, just like its morals and ethics. This action by Obama is disgraceful for a professing "Christian." He claims to read the Bible every day, and believe it. He claims to be a Christian, but these actions show that he is lying. He claims that he will "save the world." But he has shown by his actions that he cannot save anything. He, and his country, is morally bankrupt.
realist at 06:12 PM JST - 11th March

Because of the evil that is evolution, and its diabolical philosophy of the survival of the fitest, Hitler tried to exterminate the Jews and build a "master race." The actions of Obama yesterday are in effect no different - they lead to the same end. That end on this occasion will lead to the end of the American dream.
OneForAll at 06:43 PM JST - 11th March

Pretty close to the truth realist. However it usually breaks down to 30% for, 30% against, 30% don't care. Always a battle.

TrappedNTokyo there is an ethical and moral natural order. By whom? Who ever was there "NASA Satellite Glimpses Universe's First Trillionth of a Second ": http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=19282 .

Everyone of us was a embryo once. What makes some worth sacrificing? Even partially born? Please it is very evident that we are dealing with human life. It must be protected by the "Do not kill" commandment which is written only because so many refuse to listen to the inner voice of the heart that knows these things.
OneForAll at 06:48 PM JST - 11th March

Some good points TrappedNTokyo about the state of churches. Very often they become stale and holier than thou. Just the same science needs ethics. Just because science can do something, should it?
OneForAll at 06:58 PM JST - 11th March

rollonarte - you make some good points about this area of research.
OneForAll at 07:14 PM JST - 11th March

Blaze thanks for updating smithinjapan. He seems to not want to give a dignified end to the embryos, something he would want for himself. I forgot he was never an embryo or when he was, he was not human and he might not have mind being experimented on. This is not rocket science. We were all embryos.
adaydream at 09:59 PM JST - 11th March

realist

This action by Obama is disgraceful for a professing "Christian."

It's funny that a "Christian" nation elected Barack Obama knowing that he'd reverse these restrictions.

Not all professed Christians believe like you do. Actually you and your beliefs are the minority thought. < :-)