in stem-cell research. For the first time, stem cells have been successfully used to cure a woman of being a paraplegic. This has never happened before -- all uses of stem cells were all theoretical -- no actual use had ever been found.
But you won't find this is the news many places. You won't find out that a woman who was paralyzed for 19 years suddenly was able to feel and move her legs, due to stem cells. Why? Because it was done with adult stem cells, and not stem cells obtained from killing a baby.
Recent activity in the news has suggested that we NEED baby stem cells, to cure everything from cancer to blindness. Since we can only get those cures from killing babies, we need to continue abortions on demand. Seriously, that's the argument.
But now we've actually used stem cells to heal someone, but these stem cells are adult stem cells that were obtained without killing a human. That doesn't fit with the agenda of the pro-abortion left (including Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, the news media, and the Democrat Party), so you won't hear it reported.
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I am anti-abortion if the life of the mother is not in danger.
I don't believe in unwanted pregnancy.
If you don't want it, then don't get pregnant.
I produced booklets for the Planned Parenthood in Nigeria and I never supported ABORTION. I only promoted safer sex.
Posted by: Orikinla Osinachi at October 01, 2005 02:13 PM (fAMw8)
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Great post, Ogre!! Naturally the MSM won't be covering this one for the reasons you just stated. It's quite sad that a remarkable breakthrough like this will pass virtually undetected by most thanks to the insane MSM.
Posted by: Everyman at October 02, 2005 03:36 AM (A/oHQ)
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Awesome info - I linked to you and ran the story. As usual, if it doesn't fit the liberal agenda then they ignore it.
Posted by: Michael_the_Archangel at October 02, 2005 10:06 AM (D+t/s)
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Oh, but didn't you know, if EMBRYONIC stem cells had been used, she (the woman healed) would have jumped for joy, spoken every language known to man, healed Christopher Reeve, paid off all debts in the world, fed the hungry, convinced all people everywhere to live in peace, and become a movie star, or were "the two johns"(gasp, dare I say it) LYING to use?
Great post Ogre!
Posted by: Smoke Eater at October 02, 2005 10:37 AM (68YeG)
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Where's the research that indicates that embryonic stem cells would have saved Christopher Reeves like the liberals claimed? They actually blamed Bush for Christopher Reeves' death because Bush didn't jump up and down in support of embryonic stem cells.
The answer is--there is no research that supports it. None at all. And now the cases are coming forward that stem cells harvested in a more humane manner actually can cure something.
Great post, Ogre!
Posted by: Cao at October 02, 2005 12:17 PM (RyucI)
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Orikinla, if you produced booklets for P.P. and didn't support abortion, you were not on board with PP's mission. Their primary mission is to support abortion on demand -- that's why that group exists.
Everyone else, thanks for stopping by! (I was out of town and didn't get a chance to reply earlier).
Posted by: Ogre at October 02, 2005 07:45 PM (iJFc9)
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"Recent activity in the news has suggested that we NEED baby stem cells, to cure everything from cancer to blindness. Since we can only get those cures from killing babies, we need to continue abortions on demand. Seriously, that's the argument."
Nobody on the planet made that argument. Either you're dishonestly setting up a straw man or you're getting your news from some pretty unreliable sources. The embryonic stem cells that people wanted to use for the things that they're using adult stem cells for instead wouldn't come from abortions and abortion has nothing to do with it. They would come from frozen embryos that were left over from fertilization experiments.
Posted by: Adam at October 03, 2005 03:07 AM (kdFEm)
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Adam, I think it's you that need to check your sources. Planned Parenthood and others all insist that the only way to get more baby stem cells is from abortions. That's the only reason Planned Parenthood supports stem cell research.
Posted by: Ogre at October 03, 2005 05:51 AM (iJFc9)
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That is an incredible story. I hope it's true (we all know how scientists sometimes cook results to make them look better than they actually are).
Although I'm decidedly pro-choice, I've always been against embryonic stem cell research. The reason is simply this: why set yourself up for a supply/demand situation? What if you do find a cure for alzheimers in embryonic stem cells? What then?
other stem cells, though? Like this kind? Have at 'em.
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Posted by: birdwoman at October 03, 2005 10:53 AM (vR7Sl)
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Good points, birdwoman. The scientists who reported the results did caution people that there were other treatments at the same time and it may not have been just stem cells that were the cure, although they're pretty sure that the stem cells at least had an effect on it.
Posted by: Ogre at October 03, 2005 11:57 AM (/k+l4)
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