YOUR 3 CENTS WEB POLL
Stem Cell Research: Do you agree with spending taxpayer dollars on embryonic stem cell research?
| 53.33% | Yes | |
| 46.66% | No |
Comment: as long as they leave cloning alone...stem cell research is good. esp against some types of cancers. from pensacola by georgia
Comment: Yes,this is a much better way to spend tax dollars, than nation building. from Gulf Breeze, by Robert
Comment: An embryo is a living soul and it's life should not be taken for scientific experiments. from Baker,Florida by John
Comment: All work with embryonic stem cells ought to be opposed because the scientific community, like the rest of America, appears not to bow to nor acknowledge the Living God and therefore has no moral compass. It really is no different than what the doctors and scientists did in Nazi Germany. from Cantonment, FL by Carolyn
Comment: Of course! They are of no human value and could contribute to a life saving breakthrough. This is not science against religion, it is just scientific research using our given skills and capabilities. from Pensacola / FL by Rick
Comment: absolutely! no one needs to suffer while living! from p'cola fl by h
Comment: NO! OBAMACARE WILL PAY FOR EVERYTHING. Have you not been keeping up. By the way, thats tax funded also! from Pensacola,FL by Flower
Comment: What should be done is to LEGALIZE marijuana and use the taxes of that product to pay for stem cell researh and the high speed rail and the war efforts around the world . from Pensacola/Fl by Kevin
Comment: I believe that stem cell research has huge possibilities and support it but too many are against it for everyone to have to pay for it. from Mary Esther, fl by Patrick
Comment: No I do not think that tax payer dollars should be used for embyro stem cell research. That is one of the problems now, to many funded programs that do not work. Wanda from Pensacola by Wanda
Comment: It can help find cures for diseases. It is a much better use of taxpayer's dollars than putting sand on beaches to wash away. from Milton/FL by Tom
Comment: I believe stem cell research is essential to finding cures for existing diseases. However, I believe no embryos should be harmed to harvest these stem cells. Only deceased embryos should be used for the research. An embryo is a child in God's eyes and mine. from Pensacola, Fl by Mary
Comment: I support the research. As a taxpayer, a Christian and one who has Parkinson's disease at age 45 I am desperate for every option to find a cure. Now the researchers can do their work without one hand tied behind their back. from Pensacola by Randy
Comment: better spend some money on medical advancement, while we still have money left. from pensacola, fl by bob
Comment: Scientists and the U.S. Government are ruining this United States. The people are asleep and need to wake up before its to late. from Pensacola by Melissa
Comment: We absolutely need to expand stem cell research!!!! from Pensacola by Kathy
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