"Is it OK for the federal gov't to fund cancer research, other medical research, or be involved in public health issues like disease control, or do you think all that's socialism too? "
Nope. The FDA is bunk too. Dissolve it....
I meant "nope" [its not ok for the government to fund] to the items you listed, not to the part where you said "do you think that's all socialism too".
As the president said, it is wrong to kill one life for the benefit of another.
In addition to that, we are taking $$ away from ADULT stem cell research which has already cured thousands.
EMBRYONIC stem cells have not cured a single person since it's inception in 1998 (I believe that is the year.).