But tell me, why is stem cell research a bad thing?
Because to get the stem cells, you must have a fertilized ovum in the =
first steps of gestation. The fertilized egg is killed for the sake of =
another human being.
If I offered=20
you a treatment for your Parkinsonism using your stem cells why would=20
you object?=20

Yes, I would and I would deny that type of treatment. I work with =
patients that have Parkisonian type syndromes, Parkinson's disease, and =
other neural pathway diseases. Neurontin works on some, surgery works =
on others. Don't need to be killing off embryos to cure others' =
disease. I also think it is ridiculous to offer oneself up as a guinea =
pig to oncologists by treating cancer with chemotherapy. I have seen =
several relatives go through 6 moths of torturous chemo where their =
lives were miserable only to prolong their lives for another 6 months =
after it was all said and done. And then they still died of cancer and =
it was still unpleasant and they still had to be morphined out of their =
minds at the end. I have already informed my children that if I should =
be so unlucky as to develop a cancerous condition I would choose to live =
with it for as long as it allowed me to live and then I would hope to go =
gracefully....or zonkered out on morphine.

Why do you think this has anything to do with aborting babies?
It does here in the US. That's where they get the stem cells. They =
harvest the fetuses from abortion clinics.

Cheers MC

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