I can't speak to the use of birth control for catholics since I am not one. But that stops a pregnancy from happening,not stopping one that has started. I am glad to hear you are consistant in your beleaf in pets and humans. I still am wondering about those who find a difference.
Moosmom , while it is well known here you don't like President Bush be glad you live in a country where you can express that opinion.
I agree with the use of cord blood for the stem cells and the use of the purposely aborted embryos (don't agree with abortion) I don't agree with creating them just for sience as I also don't agree with many of the invetro programs. I have seen so many children that need homes to be adopted in.
What we need is inprovement in our adoption programs.
While i will benifit from the research I don't want to from the purposeful killing of another human or animal. The computer technology has become so good we really don't need a lot of actual cells until needed to prove the models made in the labs. Then the sources listed above could be used.
This also would save our tax dollars on duplicate sources doing the same research wasting time and money. (whole nother topic which I could yak on about for days)
I do hope this topic stays where we can have a civil disscusstion , they has been some new break throughs I haven't seen , I sure , as I have been busy and not kept up as I want to on this subject.