Posted on 08/22/2004 2:58:23 PM PDT by Darlin'
WASHINGTON — Along with the war on terror and the economy, stem-cell research has emerged as an issue in the presidential campaign. Sen. John F. Kerry has repeatedly attacked the Bush administration for "banning" the research, declaring that "here in America we don't sacrifice science for ideology." In promoting the promise of stem cells at the Democratic National Convention, Ron Reagan said we must choose "between reason and ignorance, between true compassion and mere ideology." In response to such criticisms, First Lady Laura Bush accused Democrats of giving false hope to the sick and defended her husband, saying that the president is a great advocate of stem-cell research. but irrational — like opposing the Earth's orbit around the sun. All powerful claims; all false.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
With God as my witness, I promise you, this is in today's L.A.Times.
Holy cow!! (Pigs fly by the window)
The writer, an editor and founder of the New Atlantis and a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, says, the candidate's misleading claims have created confusion about the complex issue and Bush's prudent policy.
Lordy!
Did you read this part ?
Democrats are eager to discuss the issue, and Kerry's campaign rhetoric seems to have three objectives: first, to convince the nation that Bush has "enacted a far-reaching ban on stem-cell research." Second, to encourage Americans, especially sick ones, to believe that cures for everything from AIDS to Alzheimer's are just around the corner. Finally, to make ethical opposition to embryo research seem not just misguided but irrational — like opposing the Earth's orbit around the sun. All powerful claims; all false.
There is no ban on stem-cell research in America. When it comes to adult stem-cell research, Bush is a strong advocate, with the National Institutes of Health providing more than $180 million to researchers last year. When it comes to embryonic stem-cell research, there are no legal limits of any kind: New embryonic stem-cell institutes are springing up at major universities across the country; Californians will vote in November on a $3-billion bond initiative to fund embryo research; scientists at Harvard recently created 17 new embryonic stem-cell lines, and scientists in Chicago produced 50 more. To say repeatedly, as Kerry has, that Bush has "shut down" stem-cell research is absurd.
Abortion.
Cloning humans good. Genetically engineering crops bad. Could someone pleez 'splain this to me. Could it be you can't abort wheat germ.
What a crock! If liberals had the guts to use it, DNA science would absolutely, positively prove that mother and fetus are separate individuals.
But liberals prefer their "Poof" religion, which states that, somehow that can't be explained, human life begins POOF! when the mother decides not to kill her baby, and this can happen, magically, anytime between conception and birth.
bump
Click the logo to donate to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth!
Related to Touro College medical school?
Nice take, Cal. We'll see won't we? (smirk)
Ah, the illogic of the Liberals' Death Wish.
"Cloning humans good. Genetically engineering crops bad. Could someone pleez 'splain this to me. Could it be you can't abort wheat germ."
They use botox though, don't they?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.