Stem cell research cartoon

[left-of-center2012]

[Little Star]

1. k&r

[spanone]

2. K&R...

[davidpdx]

3. The problem isn't the patients

It's the jackass fundies that believe stem cells are living creatures.

[valerief]

5. Fundies are patients, too. nt

[davidpdx]

8. Yes, that is true

But then again, if they have morale reservations it's their choice to refuse treatment. Stupid as it maybe.

[tblue37]

9. Yet those same fundies eagerly accept treatments to restore their health or

save their lives, even when those treatments develop out of stem cell research, but refuse to bake a cake if their religious prejudices are directed against LGBT people or refuse to fill a prescription for a woman who needs a contraceptive.

[davidpdx]

11. Yes, it is hypocrasy

I totally agree with you.

[valerief]

4. Boom! I wish such a form existed! nt

[66 dmhlt]

6. I like it ... a LOT!

[tblue37]

7. KnR. nt

[NCjack]

10. Oh yeah. Natural selection -- that's the answer. /nt

[DhhD]

12. Campaign Policy Statement: I, Jane Do, am running for the office of Baptist County Clerk, Texas.

I, Jane Do, will decide what services and documents will be offered. I will refuse equal treatment to immoral, non-religious and ideological others, if they do not surrender to my theological faith-My Great Commission.

[Helen Borg]

13. No no...

Anyone who opposes the research should not have access to the results of such research.

[oldandhappy]

14. AMEN!!!!!!

[lame54]

15. that should be a real thing

[Gothmog]

16. Great cartoon

[rhett o rick]

17. k & r. Thanks for posting. nm

[tomm2thumbs]

18. should be mandatory form

!!!!

[KT2000]

19. Exactly!

the moral/ideological decision is upon the patients - not the researchers. No one should be required to practice someone else's religion.

[left-of-center2012]

20. No one should be required to practice someone else's religion.

Too many people who want the freedom of religion
want the freedom to tell you what you must believe/do.

[ericson00]

21. what ever happened to this issue?

I think stem cell policy was by far one of W.'s worst policies. I've liked Obama on environment, but haven't heard much about stem cells.

[LanternWaste]

31. Pres Obama overturned the Bush-era executive order that limited federal tax dollars

Pres Obama overturned the Bush-era executive order that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research in March of 2009. That same week, he also also signed a presidential memorandum establishing greater independence for federal science policies and programs.

[left-of-center2012]

22. what ever happened to this issue?

Don't know. But I posted it 'cause it brought to my mind the recent Planned Parenthood rants by the GOP.

[Seattle_photog]

23. As a medical researcher,

I have long thought that the same should apply to those who try to stop the use of animals in research.

As you can see, this is my first post on DU. Please go easy on me.

[Angry Dragon]

25. WELCOME

[left-of-center2012]

27. Welcome

Post away and express yourself.
Expect an occasional shot off the starboard bow.

[Seattle_photog]

29. Thanks for the welcome to

both you and Angry Dragon.

[reflection]

32. Welcome to DU

[Seattle_photog]

35. Thanks, reflection

i have lurked for years and decided to chime in about things I know.

[Angry Dragon]

24. kick

[SCantiGOP]

26. One of the earliest posts I ever put on DU

Was titled "Bush is trying to kill my daughter." It was meant to be provocative I guess, but it expressed my outrage that Bush's first executive order - severely limiting stem cell research - was a very real danger to my 6 year old daughter who had just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
On a good note: I used that fact to politicize my two older children, showing them that politics is not some obscure adult thing covered on the nightly news but a very real impact on every aspect of your life, since statistics showed that Type 1s have an average lifespan 7 years less than the general population. They are both now committed liberals.
And the 6 year old? She is now in nursing school and wants to eventually become a endocrinologist, which is the branch of medicine that treats diabetes. And she is also a member of the student Democrats at college.

[jtuck004]

28. It's not about them refusing. The vast majority would not, given that choice. The problem

is that they want to deny it for everyone else.

And in the process kill everyone.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. I'm proud to be Rec #100! n/t

[Paka]

33. Good One.

[slipslidingaway]

34. knr n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

36. Print up forms and distribute them in large numbers at appropriate venues. nt