Quote (Surfpunk @ Mar 3 2018 04:55pm)
I believe it should be studied. Maybe Congress should repeal the Dickey Amendment that prevents the CDC from doing just that?
That's not exactly what I meant.
Nurture in this case means things that "might" cause mental instability, that are due solely to the child's upbringing.
Nature meaning... everything else NOT due to upbringing.
The Dickey Amendment really doesn't have much to do with this issue.
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SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for--
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and Section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act [1](42 U.S.C. 289g(b)) (Title 42, Section 289g(b), United States Code).
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "human embryo or embryos" includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 (the Human Subject Protection regulations) . . . that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes (sperm or egg) or human diploid cells (cells that have two sets of chromosomes, such as somatic cells).
I think that sufficient research can still be done without allowing the willy nilly creation of human embryos JUST for research purposes.
I think one of the main reasons for the Dickey–Wicker Amendment, was
possibly to prevent various organizations from growing humans, just for their organs.
I don't think I'd want to be an embryo allowed to develop for x amount of time, just for organs or even for research.
Where do we draw the line? How long is the newly created human allowed to exist before destruction? 3 weeks? 3 months? 3 years? Where do we draw the line.
I think allowing embryos to be created just for later destruction opens up a whole new can of worms relating to tons of other issues, that we can't even agree on at this time.
Scientifically, creating embryos for this purpose is a good idea. However, we need to consider the consequences of this being allowed to be done. I mean just because most of the folks allowed to do this might be upstanding, honorable folks, doesn't mean there won't be a few who want to go overboard (not within the bounds of human decency) with this.