text: are you for or against stem cell research for a cure for cancer and why? the reason i am asking this is because i am writing a research paper for college on the topic.  i am a catholic and also conservative (normally against stem cell research) but my mother had cancer when i was younger so of course if she didn't have to go through what she did i should love the idea.  i was just wondering other people's opinions as a sort of "poll" type-source, unscholarly of course. i am definately for research to cure cancer.  like you, i watched someone very dear to me suffer from cancer.  i think that anyone who has ever had to watch anyone suffer and die from something so aweful wants to find a cure for it.  stem cell research isn't killing babies- it's taking fertilized eggs, that would otherwise be thrown out, and creating cell lines so that different effects of hormones, etc can be determined.  the possibilities of stem cell research are so high right now, i think it would be foolish to not look into it.   by the way, good for you for having your own beliefs.  it's so easy to have political or religious beliefs and just follow the crowd.  it takes guts to go against the norm of your party and stand up for what you think is right.