Don’t Ignore What an Embryo Is

Originally published by The Tennessean, Invited Opinion, 12/31/2008 (used by permission)

Change is today’s political buzzword.  President-elect Obama has promised lots of change.  One change anticipated is an executive order authorizing funding for embryonic stem cell research (ESCR).  Why? Private, state, and limited federal monies are already being used.  Since the hoped-for cures have not materialized, more is demanded: more money and more embryos.  Looking to the deep pockets of the NIH for a decade, embryonic stem cell researchers, joined by various celebrities, continue to extend their hands for additional tax-dollars

Embryonic stem cell research has been going on for a long time.  I attended a “25 Years of ...read more

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