MPs back hybrid embryo research

[Grael]

BBC NEWS | Politics | MPs back hybrid embryo research

Bit late i know, but what is everyones opinion on this decision?
Do you think its ethically wrong or a victory for the world of science?

I think its more ethically wrong NOT to try and find a cure for these diseases when this method could actually work, if it doesn't work out then im sure the research is still useful.
This research is not harming anyone, embryos are only 14 days old so they are hardly developed in any shape or form!

[Tagred]

I dont see any problem with it, its been needed for some time, and we need to understand how cells work before we can create some therapies

[draganess]

Being religious you would expect me to be against it but I'm not. Its not as if they are taking anything that was going to be anything in the first place if you know what I mean. I do believe that for every disease out there, there must be a cure, its just up to very very talented people that can think out of the box to do it.

It makes me wonder that if they found a cure for something like Alzheimer or the rare cancers that the people who where against this type of advancement would say no to the cure? I think not.

I have a friend that thinks they have all ready gone beyond what they claim and can make human/animal hybrids. She makes me laugh cos she also thinks we have aliens living on earth with us. You know the type, a conspiracy round every corner.

[Detomah]

Originally Posted by draganess

I have a friend that thinks they have all ready gone beyond what they claim and can make human/animal hybrids. She makes me laugh cos she also thinks we have aliens living on earth with us. You know the type, a conspiracy round every corner.

That sounds a bit like me, besides the aliens living among us bit. I do believe that in hidden laboratories and secret government facilities that all kinds of weird and wonderful stuff is going on, far beyond what most people would ever consider acceptable. I also think that a lot of the conspiracies out there do have truth in them, but obviously not all of them.

Most things that help find cures for disease and illness are good, there are some seriously unethical methods though and some of those should never be legalised.

At the same time, while I don't think it's right to breed a new child just to remove bits of it to give to it's sibling, like some kind of living donor, surely they need to advance the types of technologies that they are researching, using the means that are currently available to them, if they are ever to progress past the point where they need the use of other humans and their body parts.

[Mankind]

Completely agree with it

[Dawolf]

100% behind it

By the way Grael they are not fertilized so imo they are not a life form.

[Allanon]

Awesome news.

+1 for common sense.

[Tagred]

Great stuff, the reduction of the 24 week thing has been stuffed, and going forward with some good cutting edge scientific studies. More please.

[Grael]

Originally Posted by Tagred

Great stuff, the reduction of the 24 week thing has been stuffed, and going forward with some good cutting edge scientific studies. More please.

There is a lot wrong with this country but at least its moving forward with its science and engineering.

[teflon]

I agree with you guys, it would be morally wrong to allow religious people to dictate to the rest of us, and in doing so hamper the development of treatments for terrible diseases.
There is a supposed separation of church and state and yet they still allow religious MPs to vote in issues like this.

[Dawolf]

Originally Posted by Tagred

Great stuff, the reduction of the 24 week thing has been stuffed,

Not for Long wait until after the next Election.

Originally Posted by teflon

There is a supposed separation of church and state and yet they still allow religious MPs to vote in issues like this.

You cant stop them having a vote any more than you can stop heterosexuals form voting on Gays issues.

[Grael]

Originally Posted by Dawolf

You cant stop them having a vote any more than you can stop heterosexuals form voting on Gays issues.

Its lucky really there were liberal heterosexuals voting on gay rights in the parliment n the 60s!
I mean if they were all religious no one would have rights other man white Christian men. Equality is not a moral issue with religious people it seems.