tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post7311864327772260255..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Shutting Down Federal Fetal Tissue Research FundingSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30251589272534318682019-06-09T23:19:17.360-04:002019-06-09T23:19:17.360-04:00I didn't mean to imply this was any sort of bl...I didn't mean to imply this was any sort of blanket ban on any such research. It's simply the Federal government not funding it because it doesn't appear to be productive use of research funds. <br /><br />There are no restrictions on what private companies or states or universities or anyone else can do. Anyone who wants to pay for it is free to do so. <br /><br />Of course, the only way to know if a breakthrough is available is to do the research. That can be done by the private sector. <br /><br />As for how to obtain the fetal tissues, apparently the going rate for aborted babies is around $30 each and that implies to me that there isn't a shortage. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-57038774839967440692019-06-09T22:48:00.010-04:002019-06-09T22:48:00.010-04:00I am not a fan of abortion....especially 'elec...I am not a fan of abortion....especially 'elective' abortions. I consider it murder. In a day and age where effective contraception is almost universally available AND thanks to Obozocare FREE there is NO excuse for an 'accidental' pregnancy. Having said that I support research done with fetal tissues when said tissue is obtained in an ethical manner. There is simply no way to know <br />where such research leads unless it is done and the possible returns while unpredictable are not without significance. The devil of course is in the details. How to ethically obtain the needed fetal tissues....who pays for such<br />research, who owns the results of said research etc. etc. But a blanket ban on<br />any field of medical/biological research could easily mean that a future cure for something is forgone. Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-33208973745708631292019-06-09T21:31:06.500-04:002019-06-09T21:31:06.500-04:00There's always that. The fact the current HHS...There's always that. The fact the current HHS is taking this action is a good sign. I'm sure the "abortion uber alles" crowd thinks this is junk science. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-32733541021280704852019-06-09T18:01:53.838-04:002019-06-09T18:01:53.838-04:00Plus, there's something to be said for not mur...Plus, there's something to be said for not murdering children and wallowing in their remains.ADShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108188405628955164noreply@blogger.com