11/30/2004

But, but, stem-cell research is experimental! There's no research to prove that it will ever work! YOU'RE KILLING INNOCENT CHILDREN FOR NOTHING! MURDERER!! [frothing at mouth]

Tinheart found an article which puts this "argument" to rest.

A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.

Hwang Mi-Soon, 37, had been bedridden since damaging her back in an accident two decades ago.

Last week her eyes glistened with tears as she walked again with the help of a walking frame at a press conference where South Korea researchers went public for the first time with the results of their stem-cell therapy.

Yes! I'm all for slaughtering babies now! Come one, start a chant with me: BAY-BEE-SLAUGH-TER! BAY-BEE-SLAUGH-TER! BAY-BEE-SLAUGH-TER! (Don't forget to pump your fist on the "BEE" and "TER," otherwise it's just not a chant.)