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Some Republicans Want Platform to Back Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Mike Castle Liberalism Again)
Life News Archive ^ | August 2004

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at lifenews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: christineodonnell; deleware; mikecastle
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To: Kenny Bunk
It is the States that form the Federal Government, not vice-versa.

Even State's rights can't superceed or legislate individual rights, specifically the right to existence.

21 posted on 09/14/2010 11:04:25 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: Ev Reeman
Aborting a fetus is murder.... Abortion should only be legalized for rape, incest or the endangerment of the life of the mother... Abortion should not be used as a birth control method.

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?

22 posted on 09/14/2010 11:31:36 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (A community organizer is nothing more than a low level Socialist agitator. -- Lt. Col. Allen West)
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To: HerrBlucher

Like I said, the argument might not be persuasive...


23 posted on 09/14/2010 11:33:05 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (A community organizer is nothing more than a low level Socialist agitator. -- Lt. Col. Allen West)
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To: mnehring

So Castle wants the Republican platform to look just like the Democrat platform? Why doesn’t he just change parties?


24 posted on 09/14/2010 11:34:40 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: Haiku Guy
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?

Agree completely.

25 posted on 09/14/2010 11:37:38 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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