[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

Are you saying that because in this circumstance W. is doing what the vast majority of real conservatives consider the correct thing?

Or, are you saying he is using what is left of his popularity to go against a shortsighted, "science is God" mentality that will take not just America, but the entire world down a very scary and highly unnatural path?

When can only wonder if as India and China get richer and capable of doing similar research if their leaders will make such wise choices? A lot of Freepers will jump to some uneducated conclusions on that question.

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

"When can only wonder" = "One can only wonder"

[ichabod1]

Yeah, they'll turn it into a frickin' industry if they're allowed. Why AREN'T corps putting $$ into embryonics if its' so promising?

[Southack]

"Or, are you saying he is using what is left of his popularity to go against a shortsighted, "science is God" mentality that will take not just America, but the entire world down a very scary and highly unnatural path?"

You're looking at the issue wrongly.

There are *no* limits, no restrictions whatsoever against using animal stem cells for research.

What the abortionist Left wants, however, is to pretend that only *human* stem cells can be used for experimental research. And that's just not the case.

Use animal stem cells. Prove that animal stem cells lead to a cure for something, and *then* make your case for why human stem cells should be used. That's the correct approach.

Instead, the Left wants research to be done with human-only stem cells, as if human embryos have less moral protection than do animal stem cells.