Comments on: A game-changing breakthrough in stem cells https://www.anotherthink.com/contents/postmodern_culture/20090423_its_like_finding_a_way.html One Christian's view of postmodern life. Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:07:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Bruce https://www.anotherthink.com/contents/postmodern_culture/20090423_its_like_finding_a_way.html#comment-1810 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:10:34 +0000 http://144.24.24.144/contents/uncategorized/20090423_its_like_finding_a_way.html#comment-1810 I’ve often wondered about the lack of concern shown for the “ethical” issues involved in the use of embryonic stem cells. I suspect that even with the information that you have summarized above, many researchers will continue to prefer to continue experimenting with embryonic stem cells. If this should happen, it suggests to me that the issue is more than a strictly scientific-medical one. It is a metaphysical one, touching upon the question of the value of human life at any stage of its existence. It’s like the freedom to experiment with embryonic stem cells has become another means that some researchers will embrace — not as researchers, but as reductionist materialists eager to apply their ill-founded presupposition that there is nothing special about humanity, that we have no significance beyond that of the pigs from which we harvest heart valves. If so, we are dealing with a theological issue here with far-reaching consequences for our whole society. I hope that it turns out that I have totally misjudged the situation.

]]> By: bird571 https://www.anotherthink.com/contents/postmodern_culture/20090423_its_like_finding_a_way.html#comment-1809 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:51:53 +0000 http://144.24.24.144/contents/uncategorized/20090423_its_like_finding_a_way.html#comment-1809 s body are drugs. A person's cells (autologous) should be their own and NOT regulated by the FDA. That is one of the major reasons why most stem cell clinics are overseas. This stance is ridiculous and is costing millions of lives while sick Americans wait for the use of their own stem cells which would improve their quality of life. The FDA is not protecting us, but hurting us. Please ask your family and friends to sign up ("JOIN"), and get as many doctors to sign up as well. Please see The American Stem Cell Therapy Association (ASCTA) site, and the associated Safe Stem Cells Now patient site.</p> <p>Patient Site: <a href="http://www.safestemcells.org" rel="nofollow">www.safestemcells.org</a></p> <p>Physician Site: <a href="http://www.stemcelldocs.org" rel="nofollow">www.stemcelldocs.org</a></p> ]]> There is a group of physicians, patients and other interested people working together to get treatment with adult stem cells legalized in the U.S. as it should be. The organization was formed in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent position that the adult stem cells found in everyone’s body are drugs. A person’s cells (autologous) should be their own and NOT regulated by the FDA. That is one of the major reasons why most stem cell clinics are overseas. This stance is ridiculous and is costing millions of lives while sick Americans wait for the use of their own stem cells which would improve their quality of life. The FDA is not protecting us, but hurting us. Please ask your family and friends to sign up (“JOIN”), and get as many doctors to sign up as well. Please see The American Stem Cell Therapy Association (ASCTA) site, and the associated Safe Stem Cells Now patient site.

Patient Site: http://www.safestemcells.org

Physician Site: http://www.stemcelldocs.org

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