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...argument that is appealing to many—even to those who object to manufacturing embryos strictly for research purposes??��is that surplus embryos, which will either die or remain frozen indefinitely, could serve humanity better if used to cure disease. Harvesting organs from a death row inmate is an analogous case. If this person, also permanently outside of society, can serve humanity better by offering future medical benefits, what stands in our way of advancing such a policy? Furthermore, does this person not owe such a debt to society for his crime? If our moral sensibilities rebel...
...people are arrested each year on marijuana charges. Using pot for pain is also a hot issue, as nine states, including Massachusetts, have medical marijuana laws. However, a March 2001 Supreme Court ruling stated that federal law considers the distribution of marijuana—even for medical purposes??��illegal. However, these political issues were somewhat obscured at the rally by the smoke from various munchie-satisfying deep fried foods, dust kicked up from dancing around the drum circle and the omnipresent haze of the featured substance, raising the question of whether this gathering of thousands is really...