Posted on 09/14/2010 9:54:33 AM PDT by mnehring
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Saying it hands John Kerry a political issue to use in the presidential election, some Republicans are looking to add language downplaying President Bush's position against taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research.
Delaware Congressman Mike Castle released a letter to members of the Republican party's platform committee Thursday urging them to include language in the platform advocating Bush's position to be overturned.
Castle, who has sponsored legislation seeking to overturn the policy and allow taxpayer funds to pay for the destruction of human embryos in research, wants the upcoming party platform to reflect his position.
"It is important to show the embryonic stem cell research is not a so-called wedge issue and that it does have bipartisan support," Castle said.
But pro-life advocates on the platform committee say Castle's efforts will be futile.
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Even State's rights can't superceed or legislate individual rights, specifically the right to existence.
Well, if abortion is murder, how can it be permissable in any case? Why should the circumstances of how the woman became pregnant be a factor?
I understand the "life of the mother" argument, because that is simply self defense. But as far as rape or incest is concerned, the child is not responsible for how he was conceived, so how can his life be valued less?
Like I said, the argument might not be persuasive...
So Castle wants the Republican platform to look just like the Democrat platform? Why doesn’t he just change parties?
Agree completely.
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