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Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

.... There is already a ban on cloning and on the production of embryos specifically for research purposes. We are dealing here with entities which already exist. If they are not used, they will be destroyed anyway. In the balance with that one must place the capacity to create cures for some of the most terrible and debilitating diseases. I heard people speak about this on the radio during...

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

Researchers argue that it is acceptable to destroy embryos as long as it is done in a good cause and the parents give consent. The deliberate destruction of innocent human life is fundamentally wrong and even the prospect of wonderful new cures does nothing to change that fact. It has been suggested that there would be no ethical problem if the research was limited to so-called spare embryos....

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

...enters the debate because what we are talking about is the destruction of an embryo. Whether such an embryo is viable is a serious ethical question, as is that relating to whether it would be destroyed or become obsolete during research. Where then should the intervention be made? In my opinion, the direct intervention in stem cell research in respect of a viable embryo runs contrary to...

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

...life is fundamentally wrong and even the prospect of wonderful new cures does nothing to change that fact. In the same article, Fr. Doran pointed out that researchers argue it is acceptable to destroy embryos as long as it is done in a good cause and that they might as well "give some meaning" to their lives. However, as he pointed out, "to be used as raw material for the pharmaceutical...

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

...argue that life does not begin until some time later and this, therefore, allows the contention that research is good and should go ahead. Some people who seek to block this research argue that it destroys life. These statements on this complex and detailed issue are too short and simplistic. It is also too simplistic to arrive at a simple conclusion based on a small number of words.

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

...that are donated for research by parents and that were created, as Senator Henry said, before 27 June 2002, the date of the adoption of the framework programme. These embryos are destined to be destroyed at some point in time.

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

Ann Ormonde: ...benefits of stem cell research, while, on the other, arguments are being put forward about the difference between adult stem cell research and embryonic stem cell research and whether such research destroys life. Once the latter question, to which I do not know the answer, is asked, I have a difficulty. Has enough investigation been carried out into adult stem cell research? I am aware...