I was browsing through CNN this morning when I came across two entirely different articles basically about that same thing. Here we are, back to stem cells again, but I just want everyone to know that this kind of research is very close to my heart. I am excited about what stem cells can do for the world, but I’m not so excited about the millions of children we have to kill to make it happen... I found two articles today with completely different views, but ultimately the same goal.First, the bad news, this particular article really ticked me off - Stem cells reportedly derived from 'dead' human embryo.
It’s all about how the scientist isn’t the one who killed the baby…it died on its own…now let’s take it apart and harvest its cells. It’s not morally wrong because the embryo is already dead…ya see??!! They also aren’t sure that if the embryo had been implanted into a mother’s womb that it might have continued to develop. How ridiculous can it get? They are simply side stepping the issue, it’s so hypocritical.
Think about it, if you had to have a heart transplant or you would die and the only person compatible with you was your own brother…all you had to do to get his heart, is kill him. How would you feel about that? You’d basically be killing your own family so that you can live another few years. But this is much worse, think about it like this. Instead of shooting your bother to kill him, you lock him away in a cage and forbid him to have food, water, and what he needs to survive. That way it’s not your fault he’s dead, he died on his own, you simply didn’t provide what he needed to grow. That’s what we are doing with these stem cells. By not providing the embryo with the chance to grow in a mother’s womb, we are in effect killing them. We are killing our family, we are killing tiny little babies just so we can survive for another couple of years.
Matthew 25:41-45 (New International Version) "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'The other article I read gave me a bit of hope - Stem cells proving popular gift.
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
What better gift can we give than the gift of life? This article goes on to explain how grandparents are storing their grandchildren’s cord blood from their birth. How awesome is that? They can store it for up to 25 years and can use the child’s own blood to correct defects and save lives. Now wouldn’t it be awesome if we were to create a cord-blood bank for every baby in the world? Cord blood is full of stem cells, apparently they aren’t as easy to manipulate as embryonic stem cells, but it’s unfortunate that no one has really tried that hard to research it. They’d rather take a life to save a life.
Psalm 139:13-16Life is a great gift, please don’t take away someone else’s to give it to me though. When my husband and I have children, I promise you we will be saving the cord blood. If not for our own children, than for cord blood medical research that will hopefully be more effective and more ethically acceptable than embryonic stem cell research.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be..
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