Ladies, knock yourselves up! New Rules

New Rules--by Bill Maher

To all the conservative women out there: If you're so sure the embryos needed for stem cell research are precious human life that can't be destroyed, then implant one in your uterus and bring it to term. That's right, put your cervix where your mouth is.

Right now in America, there are thousands of stem cells sitting in fertility clinics that are not allowed to be used for research, will be destroyed after a year or two, and could be right now implanted in a lady's hoo-hoo to make a screaming, mewling infant that would ironically make you sorry you were ever born.

Here's how far back along the chain of life stem cells are: They're called stem cells because they haven't even decided what kind of cells they're going to be, so it's very close to declaring that life begins when you're just thinking about fucking somebody. Which is just about how most right-wing prudes like george bush would like it. This is, after all, an administration that absolutely hates Planned Parenthood--but then again, judging by Iraq, they hate planned anything.

Did you know that our president spent the entire month before 9/11 on his ranch, working on the stem cell issue, trying, as he said, to bridge the worlds of ethics and science? Seriously, could there be anything george bush knows less about than ethics and science?

Here's something that may be life: a tiny speck of subatomic goo. Here's something that is life. Michael J. Fox. One is invisible to the naked eye, the other was in Back to the Future.

With stem cell research properly funded, scientists believe we could do everything from curing Parkison's to regenerating spinal cord tissue in Democrats.

So, ladies of the right, what do you say? There are thousands of extra embryos sitting around in fertility clinic freezers all over America right now, just waiting for a good home. So if you're not gonna finish those eggs, come on, go ahead, knock yourself up.

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Another good one! And a good use of stem cells, don't ya think?

what it comes down to--the cells are going to be DESTROYED anyway, or they can bring life or improve life.

One choice IS life, the other is, well, destined for the dumpster. That's the image they don't want to think about.

Edit: I'm an insulin-dependent diabetic, and incredible progress has been made from cell implantation. SC are proving to work everyday, and as we get closer, those of us who have been promised a cure is "right around the corner" our entire lives are getting downright angry over the issue.

Damn.

Threw it in their faces.

That's a strange mental image.

Just a thought I wanted to toss out to you guys: I think one of the biggest reasons why the republicans and their supporters are pushing against stem cell research so hard is not necessarily the sanctity of human life, but in the interest of protecting one of the most lucrative industries we have – pharmaceuticals. http://www.actupny.org/treatment/PharmcoProfits.html

Though medicine has made great leaps and bounds over the last century a lot of the innovations we have seen treat only the symptoms of the issue and not the root cause. This would make sense if you think about it. There is money to be made in a protracted prescription regime. The patient feels better overall, but only as long as they can afford the medication to hide the symptoms.

With stem cell research we are looking at the possibility of completely solving many of our health issues. In my tin-foil hat thinking, I think the pharmaceuticals have the most to lose in this race to better the human species. And with the help from the profits they took from you and me are helping the republicans turn this into a moral issue of “should we” instead of a medical one of “can we.”.

Just a thought.

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