Tuesday, October 9, 2007

If I Agree About Not Growing "Human/Fetal Farms," What Other Options are There?

What about using abandoned and/or frozen embryos? Since scientists cannot use undestroyed embryos, wouldn't it be smart for them to focus on the defected and frozen embryos donated to research by parents? Oh wait, scientists cannot touch those either.

There are thousands of embryos left untouched and unresearched every year because of Bush's restrictions. So guess what? These donated embryos are being thrown away. Why? Because the embryos are healthy.

Let's look at it this way. The government is already unhappy women have the right to choose, so in order to make women opt not to donate their embryos to research, they say, "If you do not choose to have this baby, we will not allow you to donate your healthy baby/fetus, which could possibly help cure someone else's disease. Instead, it will sit in a freezer for a while and then be thrown away." Moreover, they are saying, "we will only allow researchers to use defected embryos--people that will be born with some form of disability; let's not even give them a chance to live."

In vitro fertilization clinics, there tends to be more embryos than can placed in the mother, leaving the embryos to be stored or frozen. Since there is no other probable use for them, why not donate them to stem cell research? Why not let the parents make the right decision and let the cells of their child save desperate lives, just as we do after an auto accident by using the organs of those who have tragically died? Also, since this is one of the only ways stem cell research can continue in most states, why not at least inform the parents of their rights?

Another intersting point would then be, isn't the government also guilty of abortion? The majority of these babies/fetuses are being thrown away, because the government won't allow scientists to research them. What do you think is the best option for these frozen embryos? To be researched and save lives or to be thrown away?

1 comment:

Stephanie Bohnenberger said...

You make a very strong argument regarding this topic. I was especially saddened by you comment regarding only studying "defected" embryos. Once again, the government is discounting the rights of disabled people.