Wednesday, November 17, 2004

MORE ON THE STEM CELL QUESTION

...from Christianity Today

From an interview with C. Christopher Hook, director of ethics education for the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine...an experienced hematologist and a senior fellow at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity:

The advances in adult stem-cell therapy development have been nothing short of astounding. I don't see any reason to believe that we will not achieve the therapeutic goals we all desire using adult stem cells...

Protecting the embryo from becoming a research subject is an even greater threat to abortion-rights claims than banning partial-birth abortion, and we have seen just how vigorously the abortionists have fought any restrictions there. The forces that need to continue to denigrate preborn human beings have been lobbying strong and hard against any restrictions....


Read the article: The Politics of Stem Cells - Christianity Today Magazine