Anti abortion group sues stem cell institute on behalf of embryos!

[charlyvi]

They've finally gone over the deep end!


A national anti-abortion group yesterday served the administrators of California's stem cell institute with a federal lawsuit seeking to stop their work on the grounds that the civil rights of frozen embryos are violated by stem cell research.
The lawsuit was delivered during a a monthly meeting of the institute's oversight committee at the University of California San Diego. Around the same time it arrived, committee Chairman Robert Klein was announcing that several lawsuits filed in state court had been consolidated to be heard by one judge, in one county, on an expedited basis.

That litigation has blocked the sale of government-backed bonds to fund the institute, which is supposed to award $300 million annually for stem cell research.

The federal lawsuit, filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Preborn Children, could now further delay the sale of bonds.

www.pandagon.net

[sakabatou]

1. Brain hurting...

[Cleita]

8. Remember when we used to joke about things like this?

My head is hurting too.

[charlyvi]

16. America has become farce.

It's gone beyond anything Shaw could have written.

[Catholic Sensation]

2. someone tell me where there was an amendment

giving civil rights to a small collection of cells which have yet to develop into anything yet. I didn't learn about that one in any of my civics, political science, and american history courses.

[charlyvi]

4. That's because you were unfortunate enough

to not have Intelligent Design available in your high school! Remember, we got that old fashioned kind of education based on science.

PS I think they actually named the cells "Doe" in the lawsuit.

[Catholic Sensation]

10. I didn't know ID was linked to the constitution

I feel like I should not have been allowed entry into my university for being so under-educated!

[charlyvi]

17. Ah, but you've been reading the wrong Constitution.

Remember, we now have the "Constitution in exile" back from wherever it was exiled to. Aren't you relieved and overwhelmingly joyful? Praise Jeebus.

[FreedomAngel82]

45. Are you serious???

How do they know what the cell is??? Someone please slap me silly.

[madrchsod]

3. come on----this is an onion article

please tell me it is an onion article..please....

[Catholic Sensation]

5. sorry

san deigo union tribune or whatever article going by the link from pandagon

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050806-9999-1n6stems.html

[CatholicEdHead]

38. Here is the group doing the suing

It was from the above link.

http://www.naapc.org/about.asp

The National Association for the Advancement of Preborn Children

On edit, the apparent text of the suits is here:

http://www.naapc.org/mary_intro.asp

[charlyvi]

6. I fervently wish I could.

But I can't.

[jmm]

7. Ghee how long until they file a class action lawsuit against

men who masturbate? Every sperm is sacred. And of course every time a woman menstruates well she isn't denying her eggs a chance at life.

[charlyvi]

12. Hell. Everytime you take a shower you kill live cells.

Or everytime you cut your hair or brush your teeth or....well, you get the idea.

[Nobody]

18. I don't suppose I should eat that egg salad sandwich

And should I start referring to it as pre-born chicken salad instead?

[charlyvi]

20. LOL! Funny.

But I thought suing on behalf of embryos was a joke too; little did I know......

[FreedomAngel82]

46. Well I guess I'm screwed

I have thyroids and that effects my menstrual cycle and it's just weird so I guess by these people I'm screwed. :eyes:

[MasonJar]

9. This is the last straw; this country is finished. Looney tunes are

in total control. Don't the parents who originally made the stem cells have the right to give permission for their use in research? What is this all about? They could not possibly think that stem cells have rights. After the next election if these fools masquerading as Christians are not defeated, I am out of here.

[charlyvi]

14. Actually, this is SO over the top

it might make those repub "moderates" run right into our arms. At least that's what I hope. This is just plain batshit crazy.

[DanCa]

11. Now if a stem cell were a living person

why couldn't it file suit by itself?

[charlyvi]

15. It's "preborn" whatever the hell that means.

[Bluebear]

13. "Pre-born children"

:crazy:

[DanCa]

24. Hell lets go after carbon atoms or "non born"

Stop burning coal, using carbon paper and wearring diamonds.
Lets refer to carbon atoms as "non" born

[charlyvi]

25. Snowflake carbons!

See how they thrive in the bosom of loving families! BWAHAHAHA!

[uppityperson]

19. They'll come after sperm next (so to speak) since they are 1/2 a baby

[charlyvi]

21. Actually, any cell can be used as a clone.

So where does all this end? Will we end up as bubble people, protecting all our boldily cells and fluids? Whoa, Dr. Stranglove flashback.

[Sgent]

22. Hopefully

they will get a good judge who will toss this almsot immediately.

That being said, watch it be in the courts for 2 years.

[Don Claybrook]

23. 2 words to stop them dead

9'th Circuit.

[charlyvi]

27. They will pillory the 9th Circuit.

Every mega church will pray for their demise! Oh, wait a minute--that's probably happening already.

[CatholicEdHead]

26. Oh brother

Just when you thought it could not get any nuttier.

[charlyvi]

28. Sometimes you feel like a nut...

Sometimes you're a batshit crazy fundie freeper.

[rexcat]

29. When the fuck did a small group of cells...

get civil rights? Will nothing will stop this bastards?

[charlyvi]

31. No. Oh, wait a minute. The Rapture will.

But nothing short of that will slow them down.

[guruoo]

42. Why stop with embryos?

[guruoo]

43. Re: Why stop with embryos?

Whatever you do, don't let the pro-life people
see this:
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[FreedomAngel82]

48. So apparently

cells get more rights then the woman herself gets. :crazy:

[murielm99]

49. Small groups of cells have rights, but

homosexuals do not.

Batshit crazy is an understatement.

[Warren DeMontague]

30. Someone should sue their male members on behalf of the sperms they've

"murdered"

[charlyvi]

32. LOL!

I think teenagers murder quite a few quite often.

[Warren DeMontague]

37. I know. The horror, the horror. n/t

[CatholicEdHead]

33. Will they go after mothers

when they implant many and only one or none of them fail to develop? The invitro-fertilization industry is probably sitting up and taking notice now.

[charlyvi]

35. That's the whole problem.

Once they start this ball rolling the logical conclusion is absurd. But, then again, when you value a group of cells more that a human being that could possibly be cured of a ravaging disease, you are absurd. But they don't know exactly how absurd they are.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

34. this is too ridiculous... Oh, how I wish it were just a joke

[charlyvi]

36. It feels kind of like a cosmic joke, doesn't it?

Oh whatever did we do to deserve this shit happening to our country?

Okay. I'm over it.

[DanCa]

39. Dont the dead have rights any more?

I really prefered religion when it dealt with the after life. I could comprehend that. Now what is it? Happily preafter? Unafter? nonafter? What is the correct vanicular?

[charlyvi]

40. "The Predead"? I like it.

[DanCa]

41. Cool that sounds like a Bruce Campbell Movie.

[FreedomAngel82]

44. And are they being taken seriously?

If I was a judge with this case I'd laugh my ass off and tell them not to waste my time.

[napi21]

47. I guess a lawyer has to answer this, but can snyone sue on behalf af

ANYTHING? I'm sure no lawyer, but I though you had to file suit in behalf of a person, or a corporation (which is considered by law to be an person) I didn't think anyone could sure on behalf of a possession. I'm assuiming that these embryos belong to the donors, so they are a possesion, right? What am I missing here?

[Heddi]

50. I shall sue the kids next door on behalf of my mailbox

which they painted bright pink (like hello kitty barbie pink).

I was not affected, but it has withered the self-esteem of my mailbox. You should see it. It looks horrid.

MAILBOXES OF THE WORLD UNITE!

[DanCa]

52. I shall sue the sun on behalf of my grass

The horror it's getting all brown and barren.

[EFerrari]

51. Oh, no!

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[bobbieinok]

53. years ago ex came home after a lunch meeting...some of the

religious fundamentalists had said the loss of each sperm cell is the loss of a child.....this was part of a conversation in which they opposed any and all birth control

he thought they were nuts.....now it's 'mainstream'?????