Bill Frist -- alright...the man may not know whether tears & sweat can transmit HIV but he's come out for stem cell research and the current bill on the table about it-- bucking the far right leadership.

 

Good to see a few of the wingnuts taking sane, logical stands.

Frist is the MD turned politician? Though the odds against it happening are quite large most viruses can be passed on from one species to another through the transfer of fluids via the epidermis. The immune system of the one being "soaked" plays a major role.

 

The dilemma is how do we make embryonic stem cells available to science w/out generating profits for abortionists & others that view them as $? I see a similar dilemma over medicinal use of marijuana. IMHO the key for both uses is to insure there is no opportunity for profitability from it. Is it constitutional for the government to pass a law restricting a commodity to a non-for-profit, non-tax-deductible status? If so then such a law should be passed & amended as other such dilemma's arise in the future. If it is not constitutional then an amendment would be needed first.

 

I can think of examples that would suggest it is constitutional but until a politician starts singing this tune it's pointless to debate it.