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To: Lane3 who wrote (209250)	6/21/2007 7:42:31 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794299

I don't follow that. If you can get stem cells from skin, then you don't need to destroy embryos to get stem cells. You must not have followed the issue over the last ten years. That's why the left is not going to like it. They were trying force the Social Right to say taking stem cells from embryos was not killing a child by pushing the procedure. If stem cells from embryos are no longer needed, they lose the issue. Here is the summation from Wikipedia. If you want to know more, read the rest of the Wiki. Stem cell controversy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There is widespread controversy over stem cell research largely due to techniques used in the creation and usage of human embryonic stem cells. Human embryonic stem cell research is particularly controversial because, with the present state of biotechnology, most techniques used to create embryonic stem cell lines require the destruction of human embryos and/or therapeutic cloning. Some opponents of the research also argue that this practice is a slippery slope to reproductive cloning and fundamentally devalues the worth of a human being. Contrarily, medical researchers in the field argue that it is necessary to pursue embryonic stem cell research because the resultant technologies could have significant medical potential, and that excess embryos created for invitro fertilisation could be donated with consent and used for the research. This in turn, conflicts with opponents in the pro-life movement, who argue that a human embryo is a human life and is therefore entitled to protection.The ensuing debate has prompted authorities around the world to seek regulatory frameworks and highlighted the fact that embryonic stem cell research represents a social and ethical challenge. en.wikipedia.org