There was a really good evaluation of this on NPR's Weekend Edition. It
turns out that there are lots of different kinds of stem cells, and the
kind from cord blood and placentas is only one. There is a certain type of
cells that can ONLY be obtained from embryos. There are other types,
commonly used for some types of cancer and leukemia treatment, that are
taken from adult bone marrow. Contrary to the President's arguments, the
existing embryonic stem cell cultures are NOT indefinitely renewable. They
have this nasty habit of growing in undesirable ways and turning into nasty
tumors and cancers and mutants, oh my!
The radio article also described how even a federal funding ban wouldn't
have stopped the research. There has been a total ban on federal funds for
in vitro fertilization research for over 30 years now, but that hasn't
really even slowed it down. Private funds will get a clinic around almost
every federal regulation and oversight requirement that exists. One woman
they interviewed had already gotten a phone call from a fertility clinic in
California, asking her if they could sell the embryos left over from some
in vitro fertilization procedures.
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08/11/2001 11:18 Subject: Re: Stem Cells..
PM
Please respond
to cf-community
Do you know, umbilical cords and placentas can provide such a huge supply
of
stem cells -- How many of those are thrown out every day? I think hospitals
should donate these to research firms and we'd have no problems at all. And
there'd be no questions about creating embryos or using embryos to save
lives.
Judith
>
> From what I've heard, that's pretty much what the President said.
>
> Research can continue using the existing pools of stem cells, which in
> theory are infinitely renewable, and also using the stem cells collected
> from cord blood and the like. The creation of life for the sole purpose
of
> harvesting stem cells is not supported.
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> "Adam Phillip
> Churvis" To: CF-Community
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> <president@proden cc:
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Cells..
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> 08/10/2001 03:12
> PM
> Please respond to
> cf-community
>
>
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>
>
>
> I had to write the night our President spoke to our nation, and I haven't
> seen any broadcasts reflecting what he said, but I thought I would offer
my
> sentiments regarding Stem Cell research.
>
> My opinion is that we should move ahead with Stem Cell research as far as
> we
> can, until we approach the boundary where viable, humaniform embryos
would
> need to be created and liquidated specifically for the purpose of further
> research. I would stop before we start creating embryos in order to
> liquidate them for the sole or main purpose of research.
>
> That is my trigger point for stopping the advancement of Stem Cell
> research.
> Up to that point, the benefits to society are far too great to abandon
> research using tissues that would normally be discarded anyway.
>
> One of my greatest heros, Ronald Reagan, suffers from Alzheimer's
Disease,
> and it pains me to imagine the confusion and frustration he endures every
> day.
>
> When my children were born I knew what they were going to do with the
cord
> blood they withdrew without permission, and I wished them all God's Speed
> under my breath. If we had ever miscarried, we would have requested the
> child's Stem Cells be used, if viable, to help others, much like an adult
> would give of his life to help others through organ donation. It's that
> important to me.
>
> As long as we do not create new life simply for the purpose of
liquidating
> it, then anything good we receive from the deceased should be considered
a
> blessing in the name of the deceased which made it possible.
>
> Respectfully,
>
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