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Simple question, complex answer...
Stem cell therapies are far too useful to be ignored, so we should continue intensive research. Since the most useful stem cells are from embryonic or foetal sources, we're presented with a poser.
What about cloning? If we were able to clone the stem cells from an embryonic source and grow them in vitro, we would have a renewable source of stem cells for research and/or therapeutic uses, without the messy moral arguments. Of course, we would have to overcome the objections to human cloning research...
IMHO, the religious arguments being bandied about in this debate have no place in the formulation of federal health policies.
[This message has been edited by Absynthe (edited 07-20-2001).]
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