Letters to the editor 11-11
Letters to the editor 11-11Staff Writer Embryonic stem cell research is murderRegarding Amber Gafford's letter on the benefits of stem cell research: Like others who promote stem cell research, she fails to recognize, or perhaps does not care, that each embryonic stem cell use always results in the death of a human being at the earliest stage of development - a morally wrong act, constituting the commission of murder.The media, politicians, entertainers and others would prefer we believe their erroneous opinions, but the fact is that stem cell research, which uses cells derived from sources such as umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, the placenta, muscle, fat, nerves and even the pulp of baby teeth - none of which pose moral problems - has been successfully used, as reported by the June 24, 2001, American Diabetes Association documenting that 15 people with serious Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes became insulin-free after treatment with islet cell transplants.The New England Journal of Medicine (July 15, 20