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Regardless of anyone's stance on abortion, one fact has become clear, as you stated: "No matter what the species, nature uses virtually the same nails and screws, the same hammers and power tools to put an embryo together." With this knowledge under our belt, it is irresponsible if not morally reprehensible for us to continue exploiting other species for our selfish purposes. Whether we slaughter animals for food, skin them for clothing or goad them into entertaining us at the circus, we can no longer deny our kinship with them. CHRISTINA J. JOHNSON Long Beach, Calif...
...also cited the moral status of the embryo as an important factor in the resolution of the argument...
Sandel first explained that a week-old embryo, or blastocyst, is killed when stem cells—embryonic cells that can be developed into any kind of tissue—are extracted from...
...Stem cell research for IVF spares and embryos created for research fall on the same moral level,” he said, adding that the next logical step in the argument is to establish the moral status of the embryo as a person, a thing, or something in between...
...stem-cell research. Is it simple arrogance that makes one believe that life can be created by scientists? Be it an atom, a cell or a fetus, it was created by God. This fear that we will create life to destroy life is hilarious. Personally, I would rather the embryo, with no knowledge of this world and the pain it brings, be used to help millions than for a million babies to be born into a life of hatred, heartache, oppression, pain and violence. For in the end, it comes right back to God, the creator of all things...