This article in today’s Wash Post makes an interesting argument: it may be possible to get stem cells without destroying embryos. Why is this important? It may make the whole ethical issue involved in creating embryos to latter destroy them unnecessary. It’s worth pointing out that the research is preliminary but it looks promising.
I get a key lesson out of this development: if we use the respect for human life as a guiding principle, some of our most intransigent moral questions may be resolved for us.
I’ve touch on the stem cell issue and the important role that LDS Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is playing in it before here. It seemed to me this article was a worthy update.