Mike Huckabee: Stem cell research

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee met with The Des Moines Register's editorial board Friday, April 13. Huckabee talks about his views and beliefs regarding stem cell research.

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[HiddenFacedMatt]

Here's a question for those who would consider an embryo a human life; if you were in a fertility clinic that was on fire, and there was a child in one corner and a tray of embryos in the other, and you could only save one, which would you save? Remember, if an embryo is a human life, you would be saving more human lives by saving the tray of embryos.

Also, if the issue is that they're "destroying life" why would they have a right to do that if they're not funded by the federal government?

[treserieux]

I get all my stem cell advice from politicians

[sweetmpea55]

moot: open to discussion or debate

[sweetmpea55]

he just misused the word 'moot'..

[HiddenFacedMatt]

"You want to send everybody off on a meaningless red herring that is nothing more than a distraction." - violinista53

Branding my argument as a "red herring" is not a counterargument. Try something a little more real.

[evilnomad111]

@violinista53

Lastly, philosophy can only go so far, and politics are useless. They aren't qualified to make technical decisions. What did I say that isn't a "fact" about an embryo? Please tell me, for everything I said is factual about the embryo.

Do you even know the difference between a zygote and an embryo?

[evilnomad111]

@violinista53

Did I say zygote violinista? No, I said an "embryo." There is a difference. A zygote is when the human starts to get an adaptive feel for it's environment and starts to metabolize products. Like I said before, an "embryo" isn't even considered an "organism." It's considered a community of cells. Also, I diddn't claim that sperm was a human. I was illustrating how fucked up my opponent's logic was.

[violinista53]

@evilnomad111 Have you ever taken a biology class? You have got it all wrong. This stuff is covered in middle school. Science has a pretty specific definition of life that applies just fine to the zygote. Which is human, of course, since it has human DNA. Your sperm is a component, not a complete and distinct human individual. Look, I'm not here to be your science tutor -- my point is that your definitions have more to do with politics and philosophy than they do with any actual facts.

[violinista53]

@HiddenFacedMatt Saving life is not a numbers game. You want to send everybody off on a meaningless red herring that is nothing more than a distraction.

I don't think they have that right. But if we can't get it made illegal, then the least we can do is not support it with our money.

[Logg66]

cryogenically stored cords are definitely the way to go.. thus saving the unborn fetus

[evilnomad111]

@otnuts

An embryo isn't "alive." It is a collection, or a clump of cells that is comprised of 150 cells. It has no neurons, it holds no physical, cognitive, or ethical capabilities. Can it become a human? Yes it can. IS it a human? No it isn't. It's just as alive as my sperm is. So if we were to go by your logic, my girlfriend is committing infantacide everytime she swallows.

[rt36crazyfists]

inflict americans? not just any humans? oh I see so this is politically motivated, not out of compassion for human life okay. great job fuckabee