[AZ .44 MAG]

Do you think the government should federally fund embryonic stem cell research.

President Obama recently lifted a Bush created ban against federally funding embryonic stem cell research. Is it a good idea?

Yes, embryonic stem cell research is important.

No, embryonic stem cell research is morally wrong.

Poll is about 1/3 of the way down on right side.

[muawiyah]

The correct answer is ~ “No. It’s wasting money on a failed technology”.

[txnativegop]

Yes, embryonic stem cell research is important. 149 | 55.6%

No, embryonic stem cell research is morally wrong.119 | 44.4%

[muawiyah]

The correct answer is ~ “No. It’s wasting money on a failed technology”.

[InsensitiveConservative]

54 Yes
45 No

[Lucky9teen]

Stupid people...

Yes, embryonic stem cell research is important. 150 | 54.55%
No, embryonic stem cell research is morally wrong.125 | 45.45%

[AZ .44 MAG]

Here's one that's going the wrong way and could use a good Freep.

Do you think the government should federally fund embryonic stem cell research.

President Obama recently lifted a Bush created ban against federally funding embryonic stem cell research. Is it a good idea?

Yes, embryonic stem cell research is important. 146 | 61.6%

No, embryonic stem cell research is morally wrong. 91 | 38.4%

[<1/1,000,000th%]

No 46%

[GeronL]

so the only No reason is moral? how biased.

[AliVeritas]

ping

[dynachrome]

We can zap this one.

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[Cicero]

No, it is morally wrong AND scientifically stupid.

It’s not the business of government to distort research priorities with tax dollars.

This is money poured down the drain to satisfy the Planned Parenthood baby killers.

[freeangel]

58% say NO now. This poll will disappear soon.

[TigersEye]

The question and the poll answers are all skewed to distort the truth. Bush didn't ban Federal funding for ESC research. In fact he funded it for the first time ever. Pres. Bush simply limited it to existing ESC lines.

The two answers are a straw man argument. It isn't a choice between doing something important and doing something immoral. Given the consistent failure of ESCs to produce any viable therapies as opposed to ASCs and CBSCs which have done very well the poll choice is a logical fallacy.

The real choice is between funding an immoral course of research that holds no real promise and funding a morally neutral course of research that holds great promise. That makes the decision to pursue ESC research immoral on two grounds. One; it takes a human life. Two; it deprives successful research of needed funding.

Liberals can say nothing without lying.