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Originally Posted by duga
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I can totally see where those who oppose this are coming from, as I said. What I was pointing out, though, is that many women in the US will abort their fetuses. As it is, those fetuses are then simply "disposed of" (excuse how blunt that sounds). That fetus was going to be killed regardless of what our country's stance on stem cell research is...why not use its stem cells, then? As I said, honor the embryo in such a way that it can provide life to another, despite not getting a chance at life itself.
With enough research, we won't even have to worry about it. For now, though, we have to get the cells from an embryo.
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Someone who opposes the killing or use of embryos might argue that the best way to honor those embryos is to burn and bury them and not use them for anything.
Using an aborted, soon-to-die embryo to help others might be seen as being similar to harvesting organs and tissues from an old patient, without that person's permission, since the person is going to die soon anyway. If you inject sleep medication and then harvest the organs when the patient is asleep, the patient won't even be aware of what's happening. A practical choice, but perhaps not ethical by most ethical standards.
I like ethical debates!
You, too, duga?