Frankly speaking the outrage from those opposed to all forms of embryonic stem cell research (as well as IVF) is to put it mildly beyond hypocritical. They say they are horrified by the occurance of fraud in South Korean. Well is it really fraud that is horrifying them or simply the opportunity to take a cheap shot at all stem cell research? I suspect that latter.
Richard Scrushy of the good old USA has caused incalculable harm to real people, stolen tens of millions of dollars for personal gain, and brought a company upon which millions of Americans depend for their health care to its knees by means of –FRAUD! Yet his actions have elicited no comment in the pages of the National Review, the neo-con blogs, or the Weekly Standard. Could it be that corporate tycoon Scrushy’s firm embrace of evangelical Christianity makes him a less appealing target for moral approbation than a South Korean veterinarian?
The politics of stem cell research remains as ever incredible to observe!
– Art Caplan