I saw Specter and Harking on cspan last night also..after the House REps...
Specter said---no joke---that he and Harkin are even thinking of having a Million Patient March on the Wash. Mall, to get the point across to Bush that this is necessary...and he intimated that even waiting THAT long, (to arrange a march) would mean a lot of people dying UNNECESSARILY!!!
Specter has gone around the bend on this one...and Hatch was on Hannity and Colmes and said that though he respects Bush's stance, BUSH IS JUST WRONG...and that this research is necessary for all of the kids that have horrible diseases, THEN, he hestitated and added...and adults also that are sick..it will help them also...
BLECH...I am afraid that his is gonna pass, and what Hatch was talking about and Specter, is making sure they get enough votes to be VETO PROOF...because Bush is still saying he would veto it...
I predict: Some veto proof bill is certain to pass.
Let's try to make it the best bill we can.
Maybe we can get Frist and others to mollify us to a certain extent.
As I've said, I WOULD SUPPORT a ban on IVF. That's not going to happen, though to me it is the most ethical position.
We have to do the best we can here.