Many Green policies make me see red
I’ll be voting Labour tomorrow as I have done in every election since I gained the right to vote 43 years ago.
I feel strongly about the issue of climate change and support measures to protect the environment but, if ever I was tempted to vote for the Green Party, I would pull back because of its anti-science policies as highlighted in this article.
One of my closest friends is doing valuable pioneering work on stem cell research, but the Greens want to ban all experiments on embryos, including those designed to improve fertility treatment, as well as embryonic stem cell work.
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
I think you highlight two distinct issues within the ‘anti science policies’. First is the support of non-scientifically proven therapies/medicine etc, something I would agree with you with about pulling back from.
But second is the issue of experiments on embryos. From what I have read, this isn’t anti-science so much as science being ethically/morally guided. The science around embryo testing can’t be denied, but whether it should be done is a valid debate.
I do think it important to make a distinction between the two items. The scientific community is as beholden to ethics/morality as any other community, i.e. politicians.