Stem Cells — Changing a Personal Course

[Rosalinda]

From Embryonic Stem Cell Support to Is Opposition
by James Kelly an advocate for practical cures for spinal cord injury offers some interesting insights how squandering limited funds on hESCR can ultimately hurt patients.

…This statement suggests a lack of trust in science and research-related industries. It demands an explanation. But such an explanation must be long and complex since it concerns a personal journey that in 2001 found me writing to President Bush to encourage his support of embryonic stem cell research. However, before explaining how I came to doubt the medical worth of embryonic stem cells and cloning, or why I mistrust the motives for society being pushed in these directions, I’ll explain some of what led me to question the claims and goals of science, scientists, and industry…

One must read the article to find out what he learned that led him to do an about face.
theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=3217

 

[Scottgun]

It is great that he is giving credible witness to what many of us have known for sometime: That putting on a white lab coat does not confer the title of High Priest of Objectivity.

However, my question (and I may have missed it in the article) to him would be whether he would still oppose Embryonic Stem-cell research if it was discovered that it would do something beneficial.