Laura Bush on Stem Cell Research & In-Vitro Fertilization

[kskiska]

TIME
I wanted to ask you about stem-cell research because you brought it up the other day. Your greatest objection is that the other side is raising false hope. But your husband is running as the optimist.

Isn't optimism good?

BUSH
Sure, but not to say cures are at our fingertips, because they're not with stem cells. I know what it's like to have a parent suffer from Alzheimer's. And to give people the idea that there is going to be a cure next year for Alzheimer's—or for anything else—is just not right.

TIME
We've all known people who have had difficulties having a child.

Any thoughts about IVF treatments, which, as you know, wind up often discarding a fair number of embryos?

BUSH
Whether or not people should be able to donate their—time Yes.

BUSH
Sure, I think that sounds all right with me.

[salin]

1. what a maroon... no inconsistency there... discard ivf embryos... "all

right"... but use for stem cell research... - hey look over there... its bad because it gives false hope... hey - keep looking over there!

Sheez...

Can you imagine asking her for help as a librarian?

Excuse me Ma'am, can you tell me where I might find reference materials...

Sure, they are over there, no maybe they are over here, then again maybe we just don't have a reference section, I can't quite figure it out.

[nyhuskyfan]

2. Jon Stewart's response...

The first lady raises a valid point. Since it would take years for stem cell research to find a cure for Alzheimer's, why start? It makes no sense. If you can only save people eventually, you're really doing them a disservice.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Since it might take years, we stop trying

The March of Dimes started, I believe, in the 40s, to raise funds to find a way to stop polio. Dr. Saulk didn't come up with his vaccine until the mid-fifties. If we followed Laura Bush's logic, there'd still be a lot of folks in wheelchairs and iron lungs today, and folks would fear summer when the polio virus seemed to be most rampant.

[madrchsod]

3. stupid ,stupid woman

of course we all know she is..she married dumb ass

[gulliver]

5. Laura Bush is their lead batter on stem cell research!!!

Whose idea was that! Whoever it was, I want to thank them. SCR is obviously very important to the Bushies. They put Laura on it.