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U.N. Delays Debate on Cloning
hedpe2003 writes "'The General Assembly on Tuesday ducked for a year a polarizing debate over human cloning that has set the Bush administration against some allies like Britain and much of the world's scientific community.
All 191 United Nations members agree on a treaty to prohibit cloning human beings, but they are divided over whether to extend such a ban to stem cell and other research known as therapeutic cloning.
Opponents say total prohibition would block research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, spinal cord injuries and other conditions. The White House says that enough stem cells from human embryos exist for research and that cloning an embryo for any reason is unethical.
United States was happy to go along with the one-year consensus but would not alter its stance. 'We will continue to work for a total ban,' he said.'
I was just wondering what everyone thought about this. To tell the truth, I didn't know that the US was pushing so hard to ban stem cell research all together."
and then we will not need to worry as much about diseases, etc. If God is pleased to do so, He can give us cures for any diseases from whatever pleases Him.
That happens to be your belief. My belief is that your religion is unethical and your beliefs are unfounded superstitions.
In a democracy, we settle those differences through voting. We seem to have settled it so far in favor of therapeutic cloning and legalized abortions. Sorry if you don't like that, but your legal options are limited to deciding what you do with your own body.
The question is whether nuts like you will accept that middle ground and accept the tenets of our democracy. Or will we see more Christian terrorism, bombing stem cell research labs in addition to woman's health clinics?
We (americans that is) live in a republican regime that is about one thing: Of big business, by big business, for big business. NOTHING ELSE matters to the regime. Be it the war in Iraq, epidemic and non ending corruption, pandering to the religious right, the ultimate goal is to profit big business directly or indirectly. The pandering to the religious right serves big business's interest because a poorly educated religiously extreme public is predictable, and tend to vote consistantly republican (which of course consistantly votes tax breaks and other favors back to the very same big business).
Its all really a viscous cycle. Government decimates education, leading to more religous extremism, which leads to more republicans being elected, which leads to more laws favorable to the fortune 500, who then contribute even more money to the same politicians.
Sorry for rant, but thats why education and basic research and things like a trip to mars will never happen with this regime. It just doesnt suit their cronies.
Lawyers, MBA's, RIAA? A jedi fears not these things!
All of the therapeutic uses of stem cells use adult stem cells.
This is simply a cloning issue with the people who support embryonic cloning saying it is for the good of man, in much the same way that a 5 year old says he will take care of a dog, if you will get him one.
Get a free ipod.
This administration is an embarassment to all Americans. Someone should give the (p)resident some more pretzels.
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