Speaker Nancy Pelosi Calls Embryonic Stem Cell Research "Gift From God" (Say what!)

LifeNews ^ | June 10, 2007 | Steven Ertelt

[NYer]

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has drawn guffaws from the pro-life community for comments saying that embryonic stem cell research, which involves the destruction of days-old human embryos, is a "gift from God." Her remarks came after the House approved a bill to force Americans to fund it.

"Science is a gift of God to all of us, and science has taken us to a place that is biblical in its power to cure... And that is embryonic stem cell research," Pelosi said.

Her comments produced an immediate reaction from pro-life groups, including Tony Perkins the head of the Family Research Council

"Pelosi must not have learned from Rudy Giuliani's experience during the GOP debate when the building was struck by lightening as he sought to justify abortion," he said.

"Of course, it's complete nonsense to suggest that God wants us to destroy human embryos, since they are His own creation," Perkins added. "This is just the latest example of the Left's aggressive efforts to lure the unsuspecting into supporting immoral and unethical policies which are whitewashed with spiritual words and phrases."

Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony list said that pro-life female lawmakers did more to represent women during the bioethics votes last week than Pelosi.

"Thankfully, several pro-life women did stand up to vote no on spending your taxpayer dollars on research that destroys human life," she told LifeNews.com.

"These female members of Congress are true heroines -- unlike so many others, they have not bought into the distortions of compassion perpetuated by corporate science," she added.

Dannenfelser said the pro-life women who voted against human cloning and embryonic stem cell research included Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Thelma Drake (R-VA), Mary Fallin (R-OK), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Candice Miller (R-MI), Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Jean Schmidt (R-OH).

"Put simply, these Congresswomen recognize that embryos are humans who deserve life and respect. Regardless of their size or level of development, the tiniest humans do not deserve to be treated as products," Dannenfelser concluded.

Related web sites:
Family Research Council - http://www.frc.org
Susan B. Anthony List - http://www.sba-list.org

[weegee]

“Frankenstein’s monster is a gift from god”...

[griswold3]

Nancy called the Democrat party the party of “Truth, Science and Faith”

???????????

[weegee]

However, to do it at the price of destroying other human life in the process, undermines and makes a mockery of the stated goals.

If we are to believe the ghoulish Bela Pelosi, we should look at the "wonderful" things the Chinese are doing to prolong life and "cure" ill people by taking viable organs from convicted prisoners.

[weegee]

Nancy called the Democrat party the party of “Truth, Science and Faith”

Marxism is a religion. To be politically out of step with the Party is to be politically incorrect, as in WRONG. They have "truth" on their side as they seek to revise history.

[weegee]

She was refering to the cells that God made.

The cells belong to another living being. They are not hers to harvest.

[Bommer]

"Science is a gift of God to all of us, and science has taken us to a place that is biblical in its power to cure... And that is embryonic stem cell research," Pelosi said.

I thought it was science that is out to prove God does not exist and then goes out of its way to take his place?

[Cementjungle]

She is supposed to be a Catholic...

Yea, and I'm the Jolly Green Giant.

[Uri’el-2012]

Yep... excommunicated alright.

What sez she still receives communion?

[weegee]

I thought it was science that is out to prove God does not exist and then goes out of its way to take his place?

"...science has taken us to a place that is biblical in its power to cure..."

Has anyone deconstructed this phrase from Bela Pelosi?

[sgtbono2002]

If science is so smart,why is my brother in law dying with cancer?. Nancy is full of Poop.

[verga]

Nice try. You are mistaken... NO you are mistaken "Every one of those families, every one of us, is one telephone call, one diagnosis away, from needing the benefits of embryonic stem cell research. Embryonic research has produced nothing, Adult stem cells on the other hand have already produced amazing results "I can't help but think that even those who are against this legislation today would want their family members, their child with diabetes, their husband with Parkinson's, their father with Alzheimer's, their mother with breast cancer, to have the benefit of stem cell research. How do you justify killing one life to save another. On a MAYBE. Adult stem cels have been used to cure Diabetes in mice. Embryonic have yielded not a single postive result.

[Coleus]

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[pgyanke]

Dude (or Dudette?),

I was quoting Nancy Pelosi in context in response to a post where we were told she wasn’t saying what she was saying. Your beef isn’t with me.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Thanks for the list of pro-life women in Congress. WE all owe them a debt of gratitude, and the fight goes on.

[Coleus]

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