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Sherwood Boehlert: “every invention, each new scientific concept, every technical advance in the history of mankind has been challenged and…”

On the recordMay 24, 2005
every invention, each new scientific concept, every technical advance in the history of mankind has been challenged and analyzed and debated, and properly so. Change makes us uncomfortable, forces us to design new paradigms; but in the final analysis, it is man's fundamental obligation to use science for the betterment of mankind. In this instance, we are called upon to heal diseases that have plagued and bewildered us for centuries. It would be unconscionable and irresponsible should we fail to live up to our obligation in this critical matter. The moral and ethical question is this, do we destroy embryos, simply discard them, embryos that will never be implanted in a womb but which can advance stem cell research to cure historic illnesses? The answer is, no, we should move forward with important scientific research, forward movement which will be enhanced in a measured way by passage of the measure before us.
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Sherwood Boehlert
New York
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