Comments for A Conversation on Bioethics with Dr. Hurlbut at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Sat, 25 May 2013 20:20:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/a-conversation-on-bioethics-with-dr-hurlbut.html#comment-5079 thank you very much dear doctor for this article and the time you took to explain these grave issues. i wonder if St. John the Baptist isn't in your case praying, "More like him, less like the other guys...." we need more men and women minded like you (Christ-like-minded)- grounded in the One Truth first and then moving out into the vastness He created. i pray for you and those in your profession. only God and Love for Love can keep all of us humble before Him and yet longing for more of Him through discovery of the world He has made. thank you. God keep you in the palm of His hand, in the deepest center of His most Sacred Heart. pray that my daughters, who both want to be doctors, follow Him. thank you. - debby Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:30:11 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/a-conversation-on-bioethics-with-dr-hurlbut.html#comment-5077 Leah, you need to recall that there are two general types of stem cell research: adult stem cell research and embryonic stem cell research. Only the second is morally questionable. It is very reassuring to read such a clear and cogent interview of a scientist who exhibits a clear understanding of moral thought and the correct role of the scientist in society. As a scientist myself, I too often find a materialist perspective is the most prominent philosophy among my peers. The materialist philosophy leads to a number of questionable behaviors that are not limited to support for embryonic stem cell research, but also in rare cases can include questionable professional behavior. After all, if one believes that the greatest good justifies a decision, one can justify almost anything depending on how "greatest good" is defined (since most materialists tend to be act utilitarians, if they've even considered ethical modes of thought at all). - Ria Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:15:52 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/a-conversation-on-bioethics-with-dr-hurlbut.html#comment-5074 I just read that around 70% of Catholics approve of stem cell research - Leah Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:56:01 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/a-conversation-on-bioethics-with-dr-hurlbut.html#comment-5068 It is gratifying to hear scientific pioneers like Dr. Hurlbut humbly seeking God's will first and his confession of faith that the "Lord of Life" will provide us solutions in accord with His will. To the last questions on the "why" of equal protection and public funding, let me add to Dr. Hurlbut's response. Any attempt to disqualify an act of fetal destruction consitutes, from a pro-abortion perspective, a tacit agreement that even nascent human life is worthy of protection. In the minds of most, the law has moral authority. As in the logic-defying defense of partial-birth abortion, the promoters of embryo-detructive research just can't allow the government to protect life lest people get the impression that this life has intrinsic worth. - Bob S Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:25:09 +0100