When does life begin? Discussion around stem cell research usually forces us to confront this issue. I'm torn. I'm a diabetic. I have an embryo in the freezer. And I don't know if I personally could give up my own embryo to cure my own disease.

But I have to agree with Stacey_D. I hope that Barack Obama and a new administration will lift the restrictions around stem cell research and allow science to explore the possibilities -- cures for...