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[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Since you apparently were out when we had this debate, it's a bit more complex than that.

You get stem cells only from unused embryos. There are plenty of those lying around in freezers because someone had the kids the first time around, and doesn't have a use for a fertilized embryo.

The apparent objection of the religious right is a) those embryos are people, and therefore should spend the rest of eternity (or until the power goes off) in a state of extreme cold, rather than being harvested for use in fixing wonk's heart and b) if you take those embryos, lots and lots of sluts will start fucking to create more embryos for stem cell research, which is also a bad thing.

It's a fairly tenuous position, but (club perhaps) did explain that at least it's morally consistent with a position that human life should be protected from conception. Protection in a freezer is better than nothing, apparently.

Or it would be if it weren't for health laws that allow for the disposal of the embryos after a certain period of time. Better to throw potential life into the dumpster than use it to save life extant.