Christopher Reeve attacks those obstructing medical studies
Seven years ago one-time Superman star Christopher Reeve was paralysed in a riding accident. He鈥檚 since shown remarkable determination in his bid to recover.
Now, however, he鈥檚 not just battling paralysis but also the Bush administration which, he believes, has 鈥渄ropped the ball鈥 on stem-cell research - a form of technology which could one day provide a cure for people with spinal injuries like Reeve鈥檚.
Reeve accuses Bush of listening to the Christian right at the expense of reasoned scientific opinion. He has congratulated Tony Blair and the House of Lords for Britain鈥檚 decision to allow some forms of stem cell research. At the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool Blair said he was 鈥減roud鈥 to have been thanked by Superman.
But even in the UK opinion is mixed. In this discussion with Reeve, Today also spoke to Michael Jarmulowicz of the Guild of Catholic Doctors.
Jarmulowicz said he believes it to be 鈥渨rong for one human life to be used for the benefit of another鈥. He also rejected the need for embryonic stem cell research, saying tests on animals would prove just as useful. Reeve retorted that adult stem cells 鈥渃annot get the job done鈥 and that the ability to manipulate these forms of cells 鈥渃ould save millions of lives鈥.
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