But could it be...

...that the reason stem cell therapy hasn't proven to be the panacea scientists hypothesize is because they cannot find a government pragmatically broadminded enough to allow testing? When life begins is a very difficult subject. I believe in my heart that life begins at birth, and I am very reassured to know that Jewish law backs me up. I can, therefore, support abortion rights and the crusade for stem cell research without feeling wicked or condemned.

That said...Bringing this debate into a personal, real-life arena where people I love have had miscarriages and still births does give me deep feelings of sorrow for what was lost. I would never tell anyone of these women they did not lose a life. This does not, however, keep me from my support of the above mentioned controversies.