If you haven't educated yourself on Proposal 2, I'll give you a short synopsis:
Today, in Michigan, parents seek the help of fertility clinics to have children. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is becoming more common--I happen to know quite a few "test tube" babies, and they're just as cute as the other ones.
However, many eggs fertilized during this process, which grow into embryos, cannot be implanted.
Guess what happens to them?
Extra embryos which are still viable are frozen and can be used for implantation at a later date, although not all of them survive the freezing and thawing process.
However, those considered inviable are simply disarded (down the drain).
Although these embryos are not healthy enough to be implanted into a woman's womb and grow into a child, they are still valuable to the search for alternative treatments of spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's, diabetes, and more.
Proposal 2 would simply allow PARENTS another option: donating these embryos to scientific research. Again, the parents decide what happens to their embryos.
To me, the answer seems obvious. I believe this fits into a "pro-life" perspective: this life, which would otherwise be "allowed to die" with no ceremony, could instead be given a purpose and contribute to the greater good.
Either way, know what the proposal is about before you vote next month. It's not about money, it doesn't allow cloning, and it's no different than the laws in 45 other U.S. states.
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The clearest commentary I've yet read - thank you. Now I know how to vote on this issue - which has been explained in much inflammatory language on both sides.
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