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Throughout history science has always be at the mercy of the ignorant fearful that their carefully nurtured world will be beyond their control. These ignorant people who unfortu...read more
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Destroy is a strong term, however, political setbacks certainly will be detrimental to stem cell research. Political motions are the most powerful social motions and thus any po...read more
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by El Camino
As the politics in America seem to have granted a much greater allowance of religion to shape governmental decisions on events such as steam cell research, I would have to agree...read more
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Like all controversial issues which involve the dark forces of politics, there is the implication of hindrance and political intervention. Abortion was an issue across the globe...read more
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Yes political setbacks can and have destroyed stem cell research. If a loved one dies because of the delays of this research, even if it was a long shot. Then to the person who ...read more
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by Thomas Penna
Stem cell research advocates will continue to convey their message to anyone who will listen. Science does not have the propensity of Politics. Unfortunately most funding goes ...read more
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I can't believe this is even a debate. My argument here will be very small and centered around one singular point-this entire debacle with stem cell research setbacks needs to b...read more
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While destroy may be too extreme of a word, one must consider from an American perspective, the severe disadvantage the efforts of the religious right will have on research ef...read more
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Political setbacks for stem cell advocates will not destroy or harm medical research efforts because successful efforts have not relied on embryonic stem cells in the first plac...read more
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by Joseph Malek
Somewhere on Earth, sooner or later a scientist will find cures in which to heal sick people as a result of stem cell research. You see, it is Human Nature for those who are ali...read more
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The placenta from every birth contains vast quantities cells with characteristics very similar to fetus stem cells and they can be used for medical research without any reasonab...read more
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by Jeff Johns
It is absolutely ridiculous to think that political setbacks will destroy stem cell medical research. Here's a dirty little secret that embryonic stem cell advocates and the med...read more
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Enough already with the complaining about President George Bush's veto of federal funds for stem cell research. His veto does not eliminate research - it means that you and I do...read more
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Medical research is not dependent on any political action. Federal funding of medical research does depend on political action, because all federal funds must be disbursed in c...read more
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by Chris Kling
The question, "Will political setbacks for stem cell advocates destroy medical research efforts?" is skewed and biased to begin with; it starts from the jumped-to-assumption th...read more
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by Pete Murphy
We often give more credit to political decision makers than is due. Those involved in politics believe that they are the be all and end all of every thing we do in this country....read more
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by C E
History can give give us the insight we need to answer a question like this. Quite simply, political setbacks over stem cell research based on ethics will decline efforts d...read more
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by Harry Lamer
The short, simple answer is well - No. Political setbacks will not destroy stem cell research efforts. How do I know that? Because there HAVE already been political setbacks ...read more
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by Ray Waldo
The question is broader than the limitation on the progress of stem cell research. Indeed medical research and even the practice of medicine have been historically as well as pe...read more
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by Raven Lebeau
Let me preface this by saying I have no moral objection to the use of stem cells from aborted fetuses in medical research. However, I believe the public outcry against "polit...read more
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by Richard Ford
I think there are two questions within this question. Will political setbacks damage US science? Yes. Undoubtedly. Will scientific progress be held up? No. The USA has ...read more
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by Carolyn West
I do not believe it will destroy medical research efforts. It may set it back, but not destroy it. There is not enough respect for human life for it to be destroyed. I am for ...read more
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by Cam Tovias
True of false? The same stem cells at the heart of the research debate can be found in discarded umbilical cords. If true, then the debate ends for me right here. If not, I h...read more
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Political setbacks will not stop medical research on stem cells, no matter what. The pharmaceutical companies have learned enough to know the payoff for any solid products in th...read more
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by Ameri-mache'
No, God will. I too have someone who can possibly be helped by continued stem cell research. I was told that his doctor made some comment about this very same thing, I wish ...read more
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by Tom Sutcliff
No. The advocates of embryonic stem cell research have made the destruction of human life the new snake oil that will cure Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's disease and would have al...read more
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by David Huff
History records clearly most new ideas, especially in medical science, are met with established political resistance of the time period. Jenner and his idea of vaccines to prev...read more
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Here in the U.K. scientists have made a final ? (maybe) plea for the right to create the first animal/human embryos using eggs taken from cows. Dr Stephen Minger, senior lectur...read more
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