Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 November 2003

Stem Cell Research: Statements.

 

The quoted article from the Catholic University of Louvain went on to discuss the need for an ethical balance in these matters. It would be wrong for this country to say that it can be done elsewhere but if it works we will take the benefits of it and advance it. It is a question of balance. It is an ethical consideration to give life, but it is also an ethical consideration to improve the quality of life for other people. I do not see a widespread industry developing in embryonic stem cell research. I see the main burden of stem cell research as being on adult stem cells. It would be unwise to close the door. What we are talking about is the possibility of transforming life for people who have been condemned to a slow death, which is also the taking of life.

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