First of all, the practice of experimenting on embryonic stem cells is not banned, as proponents would lead you to believe.

In fact, there are dozens of groups studying them, including major stem-cell centers recently launched at Stanford and Harvard.

If the promise of breakthrough discoveries is real, you can bet there will be for-profit organizations undertaking the research.

But the real question centers around who is going to pay for experimentation that deals with many Americans’ closely held religious beliefs. This debate is not about defining when life begins, it’s about using taxpayer money to fund research that many find morally wrong.

Bottom line, if you want to conduct research that is morally offensive to me and many others, use your own money… not mine.