Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 November 2003

Stem Cell Research: Statements.

 

It is at this point that emotive language 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 the spirit of the Constitution, which is pro-life. The cells in question have the right to develop and grow into a human being.

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