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...human life is sacred. In a dramatic way we have renewed our commitment as a nation to defend innocent human life. These considerations follow a recent national discussion about ethics and public policy: President George W. Bush’s Aug. 9 decision to restrict federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. While critics dismiss the decision as merely political, we insist that our country’s concern for human dignity requires the rejection of a utilitarian view of human life...
Embryonic stem cell research involves removing undifferentiated cells from a human life at its first stages of development. This procedure destroys the life of the embryo. Some scientists think that these cells may be useful in developing cures for diseases such as Parkinson’s and diabetes. Precisely because of our nation’s awareness of human dignity, we are moved by testimony of others’ suffering and wish to alleviate it. When the question regards the use of surplus embryos from fertilization clinics, many respond as Lecturer on Ethics in Science Louis M. Guenin...
...regardless of its features. History teaches us that maintaining this vision demands a vigilant effort to recognize the humanity of others when it is not readily apparent to us, whether because of race, gender, religion, physical or mental disability or social position. In this regard the issue of embryonic stem cell research is one of the most difficult challenges for our nation’s moral conscience. Americans are called to protect a life which does not look human even though it may entail the continued suffering of those with recognizably human faces...
...protecting the lives of human embryos does not require that we abandon all stem cell research or ignore the sufferings of those who could benefit from it. It simply demands that we focus our efforts on supporting ethically sound means to obtain the ends we desire. Research on the possible medical uses of stem cells is still in its inchoate stages, and there are a number of avenues open for exploration. Adult stem cells and placental stem cells, which can be obtained without killing a human being, also have great potential for use in medical treatments. Rather than using government...
...radicals who shape so much of the country's domestic and foreign policy to a radical agenda. "This is a battle for the heart and soul of Pakistan," says Chris Smith, senior research fellow at King's College London Center for Defense Studies. "He has taken a decision to stem the tide of the forces of radical Islam." Says Andrew Kennedy, Asia director of London's Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies: "He's either going to win big or lose...