Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Another hot issue in the news today is the President's veto of stem cell legislation. From what I've seen, it will hold the line on federal funding for stem cell research and not relax restrictions on where these cells come from.
For me, its a money and not a moral issue. If Pfizer or J&J or any other company want to spend billions of dollars on stem cell research, I say get to it. The government already has spent over $90 million of taxpayer money on stem cell research. It has made 21 lines available and replications from these cells are done all the time. There simply is no shortage of stem cells for research. And there is no restriction that I know of for the big pharmaceuticals to invest their own money in this research.
Maybe federal research dollars should go to other diseases? Cancer is certainly one that comes to mind. Diabetes probably needs more funding. AIDS is a worldwide problem.
I'm not sure why this is an issue. It couldn't be politics, could it?
For me, its a money and not a moral issue. If Pfizer or J&J or any other company want to spend billions of dollars on stem cell research, I say get to it. The government already has spent over $90 million of taxpayer money on stem cell research. It has made 21 lines available and replications from these cells are done all the time. There simply is no shortage of stem cells for research. And there is no restriction that I know of for the big pharmaceuticals to invest their own money in this research.
Maybe federal research dollars should go to other diseases? Cancer is certainly one that comes to mind. Diabetes probably needs more funding. AIDS is a worldwide problem.
I'm not sure why this is an issue. It couldn't be politics, could it?
