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Anything can be taken to extremes, and the general field of Science has long wrestled with moral/ethical questions in it's study and application. It is not infallible. The same goes for religion- if we take it to it's earliest, most extreme points, we would all be eligible for death by stoning. (Not the Jeff Spicolli type of stoning, either). Would you say that birth control is wrong, Tram? Lots of religions think so. How about interracial relationships? I could go on and on, but you get my drift. There is a place for balance, the Golden Mean, or whatever else you want to call it. There have been so many medical advances that have taken place with ethically questionable research, yet I doubt anyone is going to give up their insulin or chemotherapy or whatever other potentially lifesaving procedure or medication might help them. I never respected Nancy Reagan more than when she came out in support of research that would spare others the same fate as President Reagan. Ironically enough, the latest research shows that stoning Spicolli-style seems to arrest the progress of Alzheimers, something that GW and his ilk would not approve of.
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