[StemCellInformation] The reporter had it grossly wrong. See below.

The reporter had it grossly wrong.  See below.  Your country has achieved notable successes in scientific research  and development. Prominent among these are advances in biotechnology  with the potential to treat and cure illnesses so as to improve the  quality of life in your homeland and abroad. Discoveries in this  field invite man to a deeper awareness of the weighty  responsibilities involved in their application. The use society hopes  to make of biomedical science must constantly be measured against  robust and firm ethical standards (cf. Address to the Pontifical  Academy of Sciences, 6 November 2006). Foremost among these is the  dignity of human life, for under no circumstances may a human being  be manipulated or treated as a mere instrument for experimentation.  The destruction of human embryos, whether to acquire stem cells or  for any other purpose, contradicts the purported intent of  researchers, legislators and public health officials to promote human  welfare. The Church does not hesitate to approve and encourage  somatic stem-cell research—not only because of the favourable results  obtained through these alternative methods, but more importantly  because they harmonize with the aforementioned intent by respecting  the life of the human being at every stage of his or her existence  (cf. Address to the Pontifical Academy for Life Symposium, 16  September 2006). Mr. Ambassador, I pray that the inherent moral  sensibility of the Korean people, as evidenced by their rejection of  human cloning and related procedures, will help attune the  international community to the deep ethical and social implications  of scientific research and its utilization.   http://tinyurl.com/2zuex9  Sandy    --- In StemCellInformation@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Meyer"  <meyer74@...> wrote: > >  >   # 374 Friday, October 12, 2007 > <file:///C:/My%20Webs/myweb11/Archive%20322%20Monday,%20April%2020,% 2020\ > 07%20-%20FLORIDA%20ONCE%20MORE%20PIVOTAL%20TO%20NATION’S%20FUTURE\ > .htm>  - POPE SUPPORTS THERAPEUTIC CLONING??? >  >  > No, this is not a joke headline. >  >  >  > TIME Magazine ran a story this morning every stem cell research > supporter must read. >  >  >  > http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670820,00.html > <http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670820,00.html> >  >  >  > Listen to this, quoting from the article “Pope Scolds S. Korea on > Stem Cells”, by AP/Nicole Winfield, Friday, October 12, 2007. The > article begins by criticizing embryonic stem cell research, and > thenâ€"the lightning bolt. >  >  >  > (Pope) “Benedict noted that the Vatican does not > opposeâ€"and in fact encouragesâ€"somatic stem cell > researchâ€"also known as “therapeutic cloning”, which > uses human eggs specifically for research from which stem cells are > harvested. >  >  >  > “The Vatican approves of such research because it doesn’t > involve obtaining a fertilized egg or embryo to harvest the stem  cells. > The Vatican holds that life begins at conception.” >  >  >  > The Pope supports therapeutic cloning? >  >  >  > Folks, either TIME Magazine (and the Associated Press) ran a  colossal > misstatement, or we just had a gigantic breakthrough. >  >  >  > The Catholic Church, until now, has been the single largest  opponent of > SCNT. >  >  >  > In Missouri, for example, bishops thundered from the pulpit  denouncing > therapeutic cloning, claiming to see no difference between the  cloning > of cells and the cloning of people. Every Catholic in Missouri  should be > glad to know the Pope does not want them to support the movement to > overthrow Amendment 2, which allows SCNT. >  >  >  > If this article is accurate, the single largest obstacle to Somatic  Cell > Nuclear Transfer has just been removed. >  >  >  > If this is correct, then opponents of SCNT research like Catholic > Senator Sam Brownback are in contradiction with the Pope.  Presidential > candidate Brownback is of course famous for his bill, the Human  Cloning > Prohibition Act, (supported by President Bush) which would mandate  ten > year jail sentences and million dollar fines for anyone connected  with > SCNT. >  >  >  > This joyous news must be spread across the land. Please write your  local > paper, and your political leadership. >  >  >  > If TIME Magazine is right, and this is a source famous for its  accuracy, > the world has just changed. >  >  >  >   The facts cited are correct: “therapeutic cloning… > doesn’t involve obtaining a fertilized egg or embryo to harvest > the stem cells.” This is absolutely rightâ€"SCNT involves no > sperm whatsoever, and therefore there is no fertilized egg, and > accordingly no embryo. >  >  >  > Therefore, the Dickey Amendment, until now used to block federal  funding > of SCNT, does not apply. The Dickey Amendment prohibits the  endangerment > of an embryo. >  >  >  > But read these words again-- “The Vatican approves of such > research because it doesn’t involve obtaining a fertilized egg or > embryo (emphasis addedâ€"DR) to harvest the stem cells.” >  >  >  > The product of SCNT is not an embryo. >  >  >  > We have it from the mouth of the Pope. >  >  >  > Don Reed > www.stemcellbattles.com >   

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