Friday, November 21, 2008

THE TRUTH ABOUT STEM CELL RESEARCH (PART 4)

Continuing our series on the TRUTH ABOUT STEM CELL RESEARCH, you will find information on Human Embryos and why those who support Pro-Life efforts are seriously concerned about the attitudes of those who are Pro-Death in America. Will we create a culture of death or a culture of life?

Dr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D in Neuroscience from Yale University, points out the TRUTH that everyone who is willing to listen should understand and respect.

"Where do Human Embryos Come From? From the combining of sperm and egg (fertilization); from embryo splitting (fission); and from somatic cell nuclear transfer (cloning)."

"Are Embryos Human? Are they really One of Us?

"Embryos are no different in their essential humanity from a fetus in the womb, a 10-year old boy, or a 100-year old woman. At every stage of development, human beings (whether zygote, blastocyst, embryo, fetus, infant, adolescent, or adult) retain their identity as an enduring being that grows towards its subsequent stage(s); embryos are integral beings structured for maturation along their proper time line. Despite their unfamiliar appearance, EMBRYOS ARE WHAT VERY YOUNG HUMANS LOOK LIKE."

"Isn't it a Matter of Religious Belief as to when human beings begin?

"It is NOT a matter of religious belief, but a matter of BIOLOGY. A human embryo is a HUMAN BEING, a being that is clearly and unmistakably HUMAN. It is not a zebra-type being, a plant-type of being or some other kind of being. EACH OF US WAS ONCE AN EMBRYO, and this affirmation does not depend on religion, belief systems, or imposing anything on anyone. It depends only on a grasp of BASIC BIOLOGY. It is a matter of empirical observation. Once you are constituted a HUMAN BEING (which ALWAYS occurs at fertilization or at an event that mimics fertilization, like cloning), YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER OF THE HUMAN RACE WHO MUST BE PROTECTED UNCONDITIONALLY. The human embryo is a being that is HUMAN, and such beings are INVIOLABLE ENTITIES, because that's what we all directly spring from at the root level."

"Why is the Destruction of Human Embryos Wrong?

"The well-known moral principle that good ends do not justify immoral means applies directly here. ONCE YOU'RE A BEING WHO IS HUMAN, you are the bearer of HUMAN RIGHTS and you should NEVER BE VIOLATED FOR ANY REASON. We know that the HUMAN EMBRYO IS A HUMAN BEING because it possesses an internal code for SELF-ACTUALIZATION and it is an organism with an INDEPENDENT and INHERENT TELEOLOGY (goal-directedness) to develop into an adult. It is physiologically alive and genetically HUMAN. Our existence as human beings is a continuum that extends all the way back to our origins in that humble ball of cells we call an EMBRYO. EACH OF US HAS OUR ORIGINS IN SUCH AN EMBRYO, and therefore HUMAN EMBRYOS should NEVER BE DEPERSONALIZED or INSTRUMENTALIZED for research purposes by STRIP-MINING them for their cells or tissues."

In the upcoming segments, you will learn the TEN GREAT MYTHS in the debate over stem cell research. HUMAN LIFE IS A CONTINUUM FROM CONCEPTION (FERTILIZATION) TO NATURAL DEATH. CHOOSE LIFE! THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN. With the whole truth being revealed, let us CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE and GIVE EACH HUMAN BEING AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND TO REALIZE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT LADDER SUCCESS IN THEIR UNIQUE LIFETIME AT THE 100 PERCENT LEVEL!

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