Can You Follow the Logic?
Please be advised that this is largely a mental exercise. The outcome does not necessarily represent the opinions of the author. This is something of a geometry/philosophy proof. See if you can follow the logic.
Given: It is murder to experiment on stem cells because it destroys the stem cells and thus human life.
If experimenting on stem cells is wrong because the embryos are destroyed then destroying embryos is wrong.
If destroying embryos is wrong then ALL research (not just federal funded research) should be banned.
If destroying embryos is wrong then all 400,000 embryos currently in storage need to be preserved.
If the embryos cannot be preserved then they should not be created.
If they should not be created invitro fertilization should be outlawed.
Do you follow the logic? Is stem cell research truly a slippery moral slope or are we already there because stem cell research is legal if it is privately funded. Or did our slide begin with invitro fertilization? Many of those questions need to start from where you believe that life begins, but if you believe it begins at conception can you get around this argument?
posted by Kathy O'Leary @ 7/27/2006
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I follow the logic indeed, though I think few really do. If you believe that life begins at conception, then no, you cannot get around this argument without the discarding of logic and consistency, and then you must conclude that the slide began at invitro fertilization.
I personally am of the opinion that that is exactly where any "slide" began.
And my saying that should not be taken as particular evidence of a hard or dogmatic view with regard to this whole complex issue.
'Nuff said, and thanks for the thought provoking post.
Peace
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