Stem cells are awesome! They contain the power to ease so much suffering that I am baffled by the fact that there's even any debate about it! What reasons have I found in my research? The only downside to stem cells is that they're only produced by fetuses and embryos, with a few scattered in the umbilical cord. (I donated mine all three times I gave birth. Had anyone asked me for the fetus I aborted, I'd have proudly handed that over too.) Since abortion is legal and people are doing it left and right, why is there a problem with this? I don't even see what's wrong with creating embryos expressly for the purpose of harvesting stem cells.

I think the people who object to this are either hypocrites and I think I can prove it. Parents often point to their own children as a shining example of an embryo being all it can be. To one who's reading this, how would you feel if that child were (God forbid) stricken with a broken neck or some fatal nerve disorder that could easily be cured with a few globs of a certain kind of cell and the know-how to use them? What if their liver were deteriorating and nobody had a fresh one to replace it? Would you still feel the same way about stem cell research? If not, you're a hypocrite. If so, you're more saintly than I could ever hope to be because I'd kill in a heartbeat for my kids. I more or less do every time I feed them dinner, don't you think? (We aren't vegans, not even close!) I'd even kill to save my own skin, so why should I get all sentimental about some cells?

I think one of the main reasons it's vilified is because it would give purpose to the act of abortion. I doubt many people who get squawked up about stem cells are OK with abortion. How could they maintain their beliefs and convince others if there was something that beneficial to be gained from it? It amazes me how much some people fear life outside of their mental box. Come on... you can join us. It's nice out here! We have cookies...