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Stem Cell Research	Raphael	Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Question: Dear Brother, I have a big problem with stem cell reasearch, as I'm sure you do as well as most of the visitors to this forum. I find it completely inhumane and immoral that embryos are routinely made and "harvested" in the name of science. To me it's a genocide that saddens me deeply. I wrote you before, when my then girlfriend aborted our child without my knowledge. If I could be so grief stricken for one poor soul, it torments me that there are countless thousands who are murdered without comment. Now, that being said, do you know of a list of "products" (drugs, treatments) that I should boycott? It would horrify me if I would receive anything from this backward science, even if I was infirmed or dying. Thank you and God Bless, Raphael.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Raphael: I agree with you complete. Personally I have made a pledge that despite of illnesses and disabilities that allegedly could be helped by embryo stem research, I will refuse any medication developed by such research even if it cost my life. As to which products or mediations have been developed from embryo stem cells research I have no idea. To my knowledge the embryo stem cell research has not lead to any positive developements as yet to be marketed. Other stem cell research is okay, by the way. It is only the research that harvest babies and kills them that is morally reprehensible. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Stem Cell Research

Raphael

Tuesday, February 1, 2005

Question:

Dear Brother,

I have a big problem with stem cell reasearch, as I'm sure you do as well as most of the visitors to this forum. I find it completely inhumane and immoral that embryos are routinely made and "harvested" in the name of science. To me it's a genocide that saddens me deeply. I wrote you before, when my then girlfriend aborted our child without my knowledge. If I could be so grief stricken for one poor soul, it torments me that there are countless thousands who are murdered without comment.

Now, that being said, do you know of a list of "products" (drugs, treatments) that I should boycott? It would horrify me if I would receive anything from this backward science, even if I was infirmed or dying.

Thank you and God Bless,

Raphael.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Raphael:

I agree with you complete. Personally I have made a pledge that despite of illnesses and disabilities that allegedly could be helped by embryo stem research, I will refuse any medication developed by such research even if it cost my life.

As to which products or mediations have been developed from embryo stem cells research I have no idea.

To my knowledge the embryo stem cell research has not lead to any positive developements as yet to be marketed.

Other stem cell research is okay, by the way. It is only the research that harvest babies and kills them that is morally reprehensible.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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