"Judge OKs discarded embryo lawsuit." This is not going to be good.

[wolven7]

'CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A couple whose frozen embryo was accidentally destroyed at a fertility clinic has the right in Illinois to file a wrongful-death lawsuit, a judge has ruled in a case that some legal experts say could have implications in the debate over embryonic stem cell research.

'In an opinion issued Friday, Cook County Judge Jeffrey Lawrence said "a pre-embryo is a 'human being' ... whether or not it is implanted in its mother's womb."''

Well Shit. This is a ruling on which i will need more information, but it seems pretty clear that Judge Lawrence believes that an embryo (syn. "Foetus") is a Human Being. Please take a moment to think about that.

Now that you've all properly grasped the implications of this-- technological, as well as reproductive-- feel free to do something about it. I know that Abortion is seen as murder, by many, and even by some in the reading audience, but think of the fact that there are grey areas, everywhere. Black and White do exist, as extremes on a spectrum. Most problems are not that.

Personally, i'm outraged that this was tossed out there, couched in something else, and can and will be cited as precident, further down the line. This is going to turn into something very difficult, for the next Democratic, or even "Middle of the Road, Moderate" Government. Odd how "Moderate" has come to mean "weak," and "Liberal" has come to mean "Insane."

Why can't we remember what things mean, anymore? Anyway, shit is hitting fans, across the country. Ever feel like the government is fucking with you, because it can? Because i know that that temptation has to be Huge.

Later.

{11.26pm: This is a good day to listen to others, WOLVEN. They might be discussing something that could prove important. You could hear some juicy gossip about some important changes coming up in your professional environment. Try to think like a spy today. Go into observer mode and be a silent witness to things that are happening. You could gather some useful data along the way!

I think like a spy every day.}

Comments

[unknownbinaries.livejournal.com]

Mrr. I'm inclined to partially agree with the designation, but the far-reaching implications of all these decisions are worse than personal ideas of human-ness and such. The morality of it is fucked, but you can't ban something that can possibly save lives, since there are cases where it's the embryo/child, or it's both of them. *starts planning to pack and expatriate*

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Right. As you said, though, sometimes we have to consider the long range, more than the short. Decisions. Difficult shit, here, and people are not making them as well as they could be...