Letter-to-the-editor: Groups' focus is safety of egg donors
By Sujatha Jesudason and Judy Norsigian,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| 08. 12. 2006
It's ironic that Focus on the Family, an organization that is opposed to abortion, same-sex unions and comprehensive sex education, now is turning to progressive women's health advocates to advance its campaign against the Missouri stem cell initiative.
Our organizations have raised concerns about women's health regarding egg retrieval for cloning research, but we were dismayed to see our statements reprinted in Focus on the Family's brochure "Women's Voices Against Cloning," as reported in "Women's risk is issue in Missouri stem cell debate" (Aug. 6). Focus on the Family espouses values and goals diametrically opposed to ours.
Our concerns about women's health with respect to cloning techniques that might be used in stem cell research are in the context of our work to promote women's health and rights. We support most human embryonic stem cell research as long as there is appropriate oversight, accountability and safeguards for the health of those involved in the research.
Focus on the Family's position statement on human embryonic stem cell research, however, voices opposition to "stem cell research that destroys embryonic humans," because "a...
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