Posted on 02/02/2008 11:07:26 AM PST by W04Man
John McCain Defends Embryonic Stem Cell Research Backing in Florida Stop
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
January 25, 2008
Tallahassee, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain has taken a pro-life position on abortion, but his views on embryonic stem cell research are a cause for concern among many pro-life advocates. The Arizona senator defended his position in support of the destructive research at a Florida campaign stop.
McCain said he continues to support forcing taxpayers to fund the research, which involves the destruction of human life and has never helped patients, but called his support for it a very agonizing and tough decision."
All I can say to you is that I went back and forth, back and forth on it and I came in on one of the toughest decisions Ive ever had, in favor of that research," he said, according to a Catholic News Agency report.
"And one reason being very frankly is those embryos will be either discarded or kept in permanent frozen status," he explained.
I understand how divisive this is among the pro-life community," McCain added.
According to CNA, he explained how he hopes that the science will advance to the point that embryonic stem cell research is unnecessary.
Pro-life advocates believe that day has already come.
As LifeNews.com reported Japanese and Wisconsin teams released studies in the medical journals Science and Cell that show how they were able to make adult stem cells revert to an embryonic-like form.
The studies confirm that human skin cells (fibroblasts) can be used to make pluripotent stem cells sharing essentially all the features of human embryonic stem cells without the moral quagmire.
CNA says McCain spoke to that new research, which pro-life groups have said is ethical.
I believe that skin stem cell research has every potential very soon of making that discussion academic
. Sam Brownback and others are very encouraged at this latest advance," he said.
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I really wish Hunter and Tancredo had gone further in their bid for the nomination. Alas.
#20 = reality... Like the reality of the 2008 GOP Primary election that leaves some / many conservatives unhappy or bitterly disgusted.
Conservatives, stop playing the moderate / liberal games, just vote conservative.
For now, I offer this to whoever might be interested:
I posted this on the CA message board, in response to a question:
Voting for someone who isnt running / throwing away your vote...
Similar to #66 by AuntB and my response:
Are you honestly saying voting for someone who IS NOT RUNNING is your best vote?
Mercy.
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** NOT RUNNING = mere formality. **
Duncan Hunter is still on the Calif Ballot in ALL counties, and a vote for Duncan *will* count. / per the voice on the phone in the CA Sec. of State office.
Im a Dem, and if something `special doesnt happen in the Dem party, I want the best conservative to vote for in Nov.
Use your vote, dont waste your vote!
Someone else can try & analyze how the GOP got into the liberal / moderate mess; but its working. All the conservatives time, energy, (MONEY), - the whole conservative focus has been distracted to the GOPs liberal /moderate food fight.
mercy to THAT!
The situation remains very fluid as 10-15% of each major candidates supporters say theres a good chance they could change their mind before voting.
CODE BLUE in the Duncan Hunter Campaign!
= a little goop, Everyone CLEAR, ... (as soon as someone shows me how to spell KA-ZAP! or whatever that sound is, Ill post this as a thread.
I may be offline, someone help yourself.)
To: Golden Gate
> Anyone know if Duncan Hunter is on the ballot in Tennessee?
Yeppers :)
Already voted for him...
Twas the best thing I have done for my country this year...:)
151 by Tennessee Nana
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Duncan Hunter...
With enough votes Duncan could be part of a brokered convention...
There has to be at least three candidates in a brokered convention...
I dont know what FRed is doing...
But Duncan would easily get most of the conservatives behind him
Duncan has all three of those THREE LEGS OF THE STOOL
Hes more than palatable...
No having to slander and abuse conservatives in order to make them submit and drink the poison ...
Duncan is just good clean fun conservative in every area..
:)
President Duncan Hunter
Who for VP ???
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn ?????
157 by Tennessee Nana
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963762/posts?page=157#157
He will likely be the nominee, and his ESCR stand makes it extremely difficult to vote for him. At least for me.
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I'm shocked.
“Doesnt this idiot have the capacity to understand the scientific evidence that Embryonic Stem Cell Research HAS NO POSITIVE MEDICAL POTENTIAL?”
exactly.
NOT ONE human being has benefitted from embryonic stem cell research.
The only success stories come from adult stem cell research.
Now they think they can coax skin cells back to the embryonic stage anyway.
This is a losing/ignorant position for him to take no matter how you look at it.
What a goof!
Corporate Welfare, the very type of funding that McCain claims to hate...
Great...who am I going to vote for on Tuesday?
I suspect that McCain knows next to nothing about stem cells but is aware of the issue as a political issue.
AN AMEN PING!!!
Vote for the most conservative of the two who can beat Hillary.... that is Romney.
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