Human Embryonic Research Now Unnecessary as Well as Unethical

The future of stem cell research will not include human embryos stated Dr. Ian Wilmut whose research team cloned Dolly the sheep a decade ago. Wilmut recognizes that there are now better methods and more ethically acceptable paths than those requiring the creation of human embryos.

This is promising news and will go a long way toward putting legitimate science back on solid ethical ground. However, I expect there will continue to be renegade scientists who will not be satisfied until they have created human clones for cell and tissue harvesting, or just for the notoriety. There are also powerful political forces on the left and arrogant scientific humanists who will not give up this opportunity to thrust their utilitarian vision upon society.

The issues will shift but the battle for human dignity and ethical scientific endeavor will continue.