[ATLian]

>I
>think it's ok when stem cells are gotten from fertility
>treatment clinics; these ones would be discarded anyway. The
>fear is, if this field is allowed by govts then scientists
>might create embryos solely to extract stem-cells and this is
>what all ethical (and religious) committees are opposed to.

Can the scientists can actually create embryos, as compared to scientists using aborted embryos/foetuses? If they can, what's wrong with that? It will just be some gunk in a test-tube, it's not like it's a person.

I think the main reason religious pals are against stem cell research is because they see it as man playing god. That's the same reason why they are against cloning.