There were lots of similar interesting statements buried in the last half of this rather lengthy human interest story.
Obviously the MSM editor did not bother to read the entire story.
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At the hearing, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., insisted on knowing if Peduzzi-Nelson belonged to any pro-life organizations and threatened the doctor with contempt if she failed to answer. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., added "millions of Americans" suffering "a host of devastating diseases" deserve better >>>
lausenberg is sub-human
Wrong.
The main reason for the current emphasis on human embryonic stem cells is because the Pro-Abortion Democrats cynically use this research as a trap for Pro-Life politicians.
The Pro-Abortion forces were tired of getting their butts kicked over Partial Birth Abortion, and they decided that they would much rather argue over the opposite end of the gestational spectrum. So they 'ginned up all this nonsense over embryonic stem cell research, knowing full well that principled Pro-Lifers would have to oppose them, and they would demand that Republicans running for office also oppose them. These Republicans could then be villified in campaign advertisements as being cruel and unconcerned about the sick.
That is why there is so much emphasis on an area of research that is not at all promising, while more promising research is completely ignored. Republican politicans do not oppose adult stem cell research, for example, so there is no political advantage to be gained there.
That is why the Missori initiative would enshrine in the Missouri Constitution the right to clone human beings. In order to guarantee strong opposition from Pro-Lifers, the drafters of this initiative inserted this outrageous provision. And the strategy has worked. Claire McCaskill is using Talent's opposition to this measure as a blunt instrument to beat him over the head in the Senate race. If the measure has simply pertained to embryonic stem cell research, Talent might have let it go. But nobody, except a cynical Democrat, could sit still for a guaranteed right to clone human beings.
The Michael J. Fox TV advertisements are the pay-off for this whole debate. The Democrats hope that they can exploit this issue to gain in the polls. Any other consideration, including the potential for cures, is illusory. The Democrat emphasis on embryonic stem cell research was a cynical manipulation from the very beginning, and actually helping the sick simply never entered into the question.