Stem cells: a view from the back of the church

SCIENTISTS are convinced they can develop mechanisms to use stem cells to reverse degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s, MS, Parkinson’s, CJD, muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, pancreatic disorders, arthritis, rheumatism and a range of cancers.

I can’t comprehend why a hierarchical coterie should pressurise the Government to reject well-resourced stem cell research despite the massive medical benefits which will come from it.

The Government should not surrender to the dogma-driven fundamentalists whose hysteria only broadcasts their irrelevance to our secular democracy.