To the editor:

Why are you not mentioning that fetal stem cells are being used to treat the local man with ALS? The tone of the articles is quite positive -- even exuberant -- yet this opinion page is most frequented by columnists (syndicated and otherwise) who detest the idea of the very abortions that provided the cells for this treatment.

Perhaps there is nothing wrong in your eyes with treating Americans with unwanted Chinese fetuses? Perhaps you find yourself on both sides of a highly complex issue? Too bad that you seem to be withholding the truth behind the treatment.

MICHAEL W. THIES, Cape Girardeau