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Therapeutic My Tush

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Group Pushes for Cloning Research

WASHINGTON (AP) – A group of Hollywood moms has resurrected the “Harry and Louise” television ad characters as part of a campaign to allow cloning for research.

The television ads, running in Washington and Utah, aim to influence the Senate’s upcoming debate on whether or not to ban human cloning. Supporters hope to see the ads go nationwide in coming weeks.

“Don’t tell us you have the right to take away our cures and our rights,” they say. I’m all for curing diseases, but not all costs. Sometimes the ends do not justify the means.

Hollywood: There’s a village idiot born every minute

Stem Cells (part 2)

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Here's a news story related to the previous post .

First successful human stem cell treatment for heart disease uses adult stem cells

"The first reports of successful treatment for heart disease using the patient's own adult muscle stem cells are encouraging news regarding therapy after heart attack. French physiciansimplanted skeletal muscle stem cells back into the patient; the encouraging result after eight months' follow- up underlines the potential of this new approach using adult stem cells. Furtherclinical trials are now underway in Europe and the U.S. for other patients with heart disease. No
embryonic stem cells have ever been reported to be used in human trials. A review of potential heart treatments notes that cell transplantation is a potential therapeuticapproach for patients with chronic heart failure. Experimental transplantation of muscle cellsshowed that the grafted cells can functionally integrate with and augment the function of the recipient heart. The scientists note that skeletal stem cells are abundant and can be graftedsuccessfully into the animal's own heart even after genetic manipulation in vitro."

Stem Cell Debate

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The embryonic research lobby would like you to think that every scientist thinks that embryonic stem cell research and cloning is critical to curing diseases. Think again: Do No Harm, named after the first line of the traditional Hippocratic oath (that is, the oath that still has the prohibition against abortion), has great stuff on the arguments for adult stem cell research and the oft-ignored moral and technical difficulties with embryonic research and cloning.

Do No Harm

Disposable Babies

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The Dolly scientists aren't content with an arthritic cloned sheep. They now want permission to clone human embryonic cells. One of these days, I'll update this site with links to information about the bioethical considerations of stem cell and cloning research, as well as what hasn't gone quite right with Dolly.

Dolly the Sheep Scientists Turn to Human Embryos

"The scientists who cloned Dolly the sheep said on Thursday they plan to seek permission to experiment on human embryos for medical purposes. In a move expected to raise concerns from some religious groups, the Roslin Institute will apply for a license to the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority, the British government body that regulates embryo research."

Pregnancy and Minors’ Right to Privacy

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Pregnancy Notification Policy Alarms Some Health Experts

“A revised regulation that directs Howard County school officials to notify parents when students reveal they are pregnant has drawn criticism from health experts who say it violates a young woman’s right to privacy and jeopardizes health care.”

My two cents? Children are guaranteed no right to privacy with regard to their parents or legal guardians. Parental rights trump the personal privacy rights of children.