Embryos end up as a cosmetic exercise

WHILE the funding of experiments on unborn human beings is in the limelight, Ireland would do well to look to other countries to see what happened once these abhorrent activities were permitted.

For instance, earlier this year, despite much protest from human rights and medical ethics groups, Australia permitted the experimentation and funding of research on human embryos.

The advocates for such experimentation claimed, without any supporting evidence, that it would lead to ‘miracle cures.’ The Tánaiste, Mary Harney, has defended Irish funding using this argument, again without any evidence.