[Player-X]

it's a win-win situation but unfortunately politicians goals usaily involve manipulating the publics emotions to further thier own cause by putting embryonic stem cells on the discussion rather than the better choice

 

[RZetlin]

So if another country used embryonic stem cells to discover a cure to a crippling disease would America say no to the application of the cure in their own country?

 

[Player-X]

probably

 

[Boltzmann]

So if another country used embryonic stem cells to discover a cure to a crippling disease would America say no to the application of the cure in their own country?

If history is any guide, they'll happy to use it.

Self-consistency is not their strong point

 

[JanusX]

A fertilized egg is not much better off than a single one of my skin cells. It is not a human. I would draw the line where Boltz does (or slightly before) when the first brain cells develop.

 

[Player-X]

A fertilized egg is not much better off than a single one of my skin cells. It is not a human. I would draw the line where Boltz does (or slightly before) when the first brain cells develop.

Me too, it it's just a clump of cells I won't consider it a human being yet unless it grows brain cells either.

on the other hand If someone somewhere finds a way to turn any cell back into a stem cell this whole issue would be put down