Survey for research project?

I'm doing a research project on stem cell research, and part of it concerns public opinion about the issue. If you could, please take a moment to state your opinion on stem cell research and why you feel this way. Thanks!

Survey for research project?
I support stem cell research. The controversy with stem cell research pertains to embryonic stem cell research where the human embryo is destroyed onced the cells are extracted. Those who don't support such research tend to believe that human life starts with the embryo. The embryos being used in such research would, in most cases, be destroyed or discarded if not being used for research anyway. Stem cell research can help those with diabetes, alzheimers, parkinsons, etc.
Reply:In favor with 2 conditions:


No government funding, only private.


Not from embryos, only from existing lines, cord blood, etc.
Reply:Waste of time and funding.
Reply:I am for stem cell research. Anything that can be done to help eliminate the diseases, illnesses and lower the death rate around the world if fine with me. For those who are religious, I'd say to them, that if their god didn't want it to happen, he/she wouldn't have given it to the persons who developed it. To the right to life people, wait till you get a disease that might be cured by the research, see how fast your mind will change in favor of it.
Reply:If you kill someone to do the research, then it isn't a good thing. However, if we can harvest umbilical cord blood, use blood from willing donors and from aborted fetuses (I don't approve of abortion but why waste the material? Two wrongs don't make a right) then maybe we can find a cure for many diseases and maybe we can isolate the effects of the pesticides and the poisons we are putting on our food and in our bodies. Fear and abuse of knowledge to further unethical and immoral causes are the real reasons some members of the public are opposed to stem cell research. If it is found that humans can be formed outside the womb and brought to term outside the womb, then that threatens some people's religious beliefs and also threatens to develop the one great race -- be it Aryan or Black or Asian or whatever!


Personally, I think all we need to do is exercise our rights and exercise our brains and we can prevent misuse and abuse of knowledge. But we can't sit back on our complacent butts and expect to live without disease and trouble. We need research and we need solutions.
Reply:Abortion is going to happen anyway - it's a legal medical procedure. If we can take something from a bad situation and make it a good thing then I am all for it. In the case of brain death we harvest organs, in the case of terminating a nonviable pregnancy then we should utilize the opportunity.





If we can repair injured spinal cords - We'd still have Superman. If we could fix the problem of Parkinson then young men like Micheal J. Fox wouldn't have to end their careers early and try to raise children they are to shaky to hold. (I am going for the obvious here to make a point).


We could cure diabetes - not treat it - but cure it. We could regenerate organs - think of all the people who die every day waiting for a new kidney or lung....If we think we can.....how in the hell can we not at least try? To not upset some religious zealots sense of morality? I'd rather upset a million people and save ten thousand than upset no one and watch these people suffer and die.

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