This goes to the core of what it means to be an American. Conscience is the most sacred of all property. Doctors, dentists, nurses and other health care workers should not be forced to violate their consciences. |
This vast piece of lyric theater, with its attempted fusion of music and ancient drama, has remained between the pages of musical encyclopedias. Often enough, that is where such enterprises ought to stay. |
We applaud studies using animals to figure out ethical ways to obtain embryonic stem cells apart from the creation and destruction of human embryos. So far, however, no one appears to have accomplished this feat. Meanwhile, the good news is that adult stem cells are already providing real cures for real patients. |
We deeply regret Sen. Frist's endorsement of an embryonic stem cell research policy that would turn living human beings into commodities for exploitation. ... Treating living human embryos as mere fodder for experimentation crosses a vital ethical line and contravenes the sanctity of human life. |
We initially went 20-1, and then 16-1, but still the money came, although punters will be hoping this gamble has greater substance than the one on Greek Well earlier this year. |