{OT} alternative to killing babies

This last simply doesn't make sense. Why are you connecting one to the other?

Cathy

You did no such thing. You tried to dig yourself out of a hole, but you did not make a clear statement. If you're going to start these threads based on information from talk show hosts and cereal boxes, be prepared for grilling, and not just from me.

It is amazing how naive people can be regarding this subject. Anyone think for a minute that havesting stem cells is going to be anything other than killing off embryos which are picked and chosen for any a number of unsavory reasons. I won't elaborate, rather let your imaginations run wild.

Someone else here mentioned that stem cells can be gotten from placentas. Do you know what that means? Do you think it means placentas obtained during abortions, or could it also include placentas resulting from normal births?

You got that right! ;-P

Anyone

So... an infertile couple who achieves a pregnancy via in vitro fertilization is "unsavory"?

Throwing out the extra Petri dish contents is better than using them for stem cell research?

Harvesting stem cells involves *only* embryos?

From this post of yours, all of the above can easily be inferred.

Cathy

I won't elaborate, rather let your

Are you sure you know everything about this subject?

But will they?

No. I do not know everything about this subject. But I get a huge sneaking supicion that I know more about it than you.

Cathy

could be? You are naively reading a lot into this.

Holy sh*t! Of course! What do you think - that all of those placentas from live births would be ignored, while only the relatively small number from abortions would be used? Oi vey.

Cathy

P.S. You know what? You appear to have a really dim (perhaps out & out dark), pessimistic view of people & their supposed motives.

Cathy

You seem to be very naive and awe struck over stem cell research. Were you taken aback by the media hype and Ron Regan at the democrat convention last?

Now you're playing the game with Cathy. Stop slithering. Act like a man.

sure about that?

Well....let's see. I wonder if there are more births than abortions. I wonder which placentas would be more valuable? Pick one:

- Placentas from a mother, also containing genetic material from a father who's lost in the wind somewhere.

- Placentas from a mother, also containing genetic material from a father who still there.

What do you think, considering your vast knowledge of the hopeful goals of all this research?

She asked you if you think it is unsavory for an infertile couple to achieve pregnancy using in vitro fertilization. Pretend you're talking to a married couple who you consider to be close friends, who are about to use this method.

Let's put it this way: I consider my POV to be one of interest. When new scientific & medical advances are in the works - or seem imminent, sometimes they pan out, sometimes they don't, & sometimes they flounder for a while before blossoming. This looks promising.

Cathy

Based on your posts (& there's nothing else I can base it on), yes.

Cathy

He ignored *all* of the inferences that I drew from that post.

Cathy