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« on: March 06, 2009, 11:22:11 PM »

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-to-repeal-stem-cell-funding-ban-2009-03-06.html
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2009, 11:42:20 PM »

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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2009, 12:47:11 AM »

Offensively overdue, but welcome.
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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2009, 12:55:50 AM »

Excellent news.
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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2009, 01:10:05 AM »

Offensively overdue, but welcome.
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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2009, 02:46:41 PM »

That's one I agree with.
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2009, 03:41:51 PM »

Speaking of stem cells, Canadians found a way to possibly convert skin cells into stem cells. Smiley A good time to fund research.
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2009, 03:48:10 PM »

Fantastic.
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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2009, 06:23:56 PM »

Oh yeah Obama, you grease up that Liberal Baby Killing Machine!     

And do the greatest favor to science that a president has probably ever done, thus advancing medical science in America and the world more than we can possibly imagine and save the lives of millions.
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« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2009, 06:56:12 PM »

Delightful; my cousin who's in the field will be elated Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2009, 07:11:33 PM »

Hey! My family just invested in a company in the field. Lucky us!
Although Obama is flopping economically, he really has brought social justice.
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« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2009, 07:21:49 PM »

Obama just made the proper pro-life move.  Excellent.
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« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2009, 07:29:58 PM »

Ugh.
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« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2009, 08:27:59 PM »


My grandfather had Alzheimer's, and it eventually killed him, as did his older brother.  How can you, being pro-life, not approve of something which will save more lives in the future than you can possibly imagine?
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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2009, 08:31:53 PM »

Did people skip my post saying that they discovered a way to possibly turn an adult's cells into stem cells without any consequences and not use a fetus?

If that's the case and people are still whining, well, feel free not to ever use stem cells if it would save your life. Smiley
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« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2009, 08:39:48 PM »

Every so often he does something good.
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« Reply #16 on: March 08, 2009, 05:31:16 AM »

Did people skip my post saying that they discovered a way to possibly turn an adult's cells into stem cells without any consequences and not use a fetus?

If that's the case and people are still whining, well, feel free not to ever use stem cells if it would save your life. Smiley

And lose a useful wedge issue which they can use to whip the base?
Are you joking?
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« Reply #17 on: March 08, 2009, 09:11:16 AM »

Did people skip my post saying that they discovered a way to possibly turn an adult's cells into stem cells without any consequences and not use a fetus?

If that's the case and people are still whining, well, feel free not to ever use stem cells if it would save your life. Smiley

And lose a useful wedge issue which they can use to whip the base?
Are you joking?
Don't fool yourself, even if they don't have to use embryons anymore, they'll still use the argument to whip the base. Tongue
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« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2009, 10:52:15 AM »

Could someone explain to me the process by which these cells are harvested, because I've always been a little iffy on this subject.  I support lifting the ban because it will someday cure diseases, but still, it IS a bit touchy and I think even liberals have to admit that. 
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« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2009, 11:02:42 AM »

I don't think they do.

I think there are fairly bold majorities that support federal funding of stem cell research.
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« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2009, 11:03:29 AM »

Could someone explain to me the process by which these cells are harvested, because I've always been a little iffy on this subject.  I support lifting the ban because it will someday cure diseases, but still, it IS a bit touchy and I think even liberals have to admit that. 
Basically, stem cells are cells that don't belong to any specific category yet. They can mature into any type of cell. When an ovule is fertalized, the cells that divide inside it are stem cells and later mature into specific types of cells. But stem cell research is trying to get those stem cells and try to get them to fix a person's disease or whatever.

Like, Alzheimer's for example. Stem cells would be able to fix the damage caused in the brain.
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« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2009, 12:47:45 PM »
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My grandfather had Alzheimer's, and it eventually killed him, as did his older brother.  How can you, being pro-life, not approve of something which will save more lives in the future than you can possibly imagine?

Stem cells may save lives, but not at the expense of the lives of others. Besides, if I did support stem cell reasearch, then I would be accused of being a hypocrite, because destroying embryos is OK for stem cells, but not for abortion.
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« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2009, 01:08:16 PM »

In a statement, former First Lady, Nancy Reagan welcomes President Obama's decision.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19787.html

Under fire from congressional Republicans for lifting restrictions on stem-cell research, President Barack Obama got a powerful endorsement for his move Monday from Nancy Reagan, the former’s president’s wife.

“I’m very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research,” she wrote in a statement released shortly after Obama reversed the Bush administration limits. “These new rules will now make it possible for scientists to move forward. I urge researchers to make use of the opportunities that are available to them, and to do all they can to fulfill the promise that stem cell research offers."

Nancy Reagan has been an outspoken advocate of stem-cell research – and scientists hope that the research could someday lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicted her late husband, Ronald Reagan.

Her statement also illustrates how support for the research crosses party lines, even though many in the anti-abortion movement strongly oppose the research on moral and ethical grounds.

Reagan continued, “Countless people, suffering from many different diseases, stand to benefit from the answers stem cell research can provide. We owe it to ourselves and to our children to do everything in our power to find cures for these diseases – and soon. As I’ve said before, time is short, and life is precious.”
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« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2009, 01:11:24 PM »

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« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2009, 01:17:41 PM »

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