GE says "Who needs Lab rats? We have human stem cells!"

I wish I was joking:

General Electric has announced that it will use embryonic stem cells provided by Geron Corporation for the purpose of testing toxic effects of drug treatments.

GE issued a statement, attempting to preempt criticism over the decision, saying, "We acknowledge the considerable debate and take very seriously the ethical and societal issues associated with research using stem cells derived from embryonic or fetal tissue."

"We conduct our research in an ethically and scientifically responsible manner," the statement said. (LifeSiteNews)

How do they get to claim they are conducing "ethical" research? 

What if I were to steal a video someone made, upload it to my American Papist You Tube Channel and when the original copyright-holder complained, responded by saying "Don't worry, I did it ethically"?! Who would be satisfied by such a dismissive response?

This habit of using human instead of animal stem cells marks the continuation of a dangerous trend:

Konstantin Fielder, General Manager of Cell Technologies at GE Healthcare said that stem cells harvested from human embryos could even replace lab rats as the primary scientific testing method.

"Once you have human cells and you can get them in a standardized way, like you get right now your lab rats in a standardized way, you can actually do those experiments on those cells," he said.

Do something about this: Contact General Electric on the web or call them at (203) 373-2211.