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[urbpan]

Our clock radio just woke me up with this fact: The only countries that allow the death penalty to be carried out against children are Iran, Somalia, Congo and The United States.

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[rwblackbird.livejournal.com]

It is pretty sick that a government can support killing in the name of the law, as with the death penalty.
But when it comes to killing in the name of life, as with stem cell research, they condemn it.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

Um, no they don't.

Our current president specifically is attempting to legislate against stem cell research for that very reason. He wants to try to promote a 'culture of life' - you know, what with the death penalty and random wars for no reason.

Why on earth do you assume that stem cell research requires the killing of anything or anyone?

[rwblackbird.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it is because I am exauhsted (I just spent 3 hours knee deep in mud catching benthic invertebrates) but I dont understand the first part of your comment. I think we're both arguing for the same side.


but regarding the second part... Because, as far as I know, to get a stemcell you must destroy a human embryo.

That is why all the anti-abortion close-minded church groups in my town are opposed to it.