Morality in Government

This morning http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-03-08-obamastem_N.htm in Washington, America inched a few steps closer to the edge of the cliff as the government once again enters the morality business by approving the use of embryos to harvest stem cells. http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5271UK20090308  There ‘s no doubt a lot of hurting people, who are holding out hope for anything that might be their cure, from howling at the moon to coffee ground enemas will applaud the president’s reversal of current federal laws.  A couple years ago scientists said they could harvest the cells without hurting the embryo—though they have yet to prove it. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=embryos-survive-stem-cell-harvest  On the other hand, some of the most important doctors of our time have told me that stem cells harvested from umbilical cords and taken from healthy living donors are as good as or better than those from embryos—little humans—created to be killed so the living can live better or longer or with fewer medical issues.  Look, if my loved one could walk or fight off Parkinson’s with the help of stem cells I would run to sign up.  When the doctor explained that another human, who had no say in the matter, would create the opportunity by paying the ultimate sacrifice I think I would be haunted every day for the rest of my life.  Which is how it should be.  Ankarlo’s Take is written for broadcast. 

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