{"id":1968,"date":"2005-09-26T01:13:12","date_gmt":"2005-09-26T01:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/wesley-smiths-blog.html"},"modified":"2005-09-26T01:13:12","modified_gmt":"2005-09-26T01:13:12","slug":"wesley-smiths-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/wesley-smiths-blog.html","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Smith’s blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Y’all should be reading it. For tidbits like:<\/a><\/p>\n

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After all of the hype about how embryonic stem cell research holds much greater hope for cures than adult stem cell research, after all of the complaining that the field is being held back by funding limitations, here comes New Jersey accepting stem cell research grant applications. And get this: Out of 96, only ONE is for embryonic stem cell research.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And a link to this important piece by Robert George:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scientists associated with a leading firm in the embryonic stem cell field, Advanced Cell Technology, recently published a research paper discussing the use of stem cells derived from cattle fetuses that had been produced by cloning (to create a genetic match). Although the article did not mention human beings, it was plain that the purpose of the research was not to cure diseased cows, but rather to establish the potential therapeutic value of doing precisely the same thing with human beings. For those who have ears to hear, the message is clear. I am hardly the first to perceive this message. Slate<\/em> magazine bioethics writer Will Saletan drew precisely the same conclusion in a remarkable five-part series, the final installment of which was entitled "The Organ Factory: The Case for Harvesting Older Human Embryos."<\/p>\n

If we do not put into place a legislative ban on fetus farming, public opposition to the practice could erode. People now<\/em> find it revolting. But what will happen to public sentiment if the research is permitted to go forward and in fact generates treatments for some dreadful diseases or afflictions? I suspect that those in the biotech industry who do look forward to fetus farming are betting that moral opposition will collapse when the realistic prospect of cures is placed before the public.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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