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by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorAugust 28, 2007Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is getting heat from a pro-life organization because it backs embryonic stem cell research that requires the destruction of human life. The crux of the debate between the groups revolves around a letter LLS signed in favor of a bill to require taxpayer funding of the research.After learning that the Planned Parenthood watchdog group Life Decisions International had LLS to a group of charities pro-life advocates should boycott, a pro-life advocate wrote the organization.LLS spokesman Doug Lubbers wrote to the pro-life person, saying "This is a...

Canadian Diabetes Association Supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research By John-Henry Westen TORONTO, August 23, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An official response from the Canadian Diabetes Association indicates the funding organization is in complete support of using human embryos in destructive research. The Canadian Diabetes Association is the country's foremost organization disseminating information to Canadians on the disease. Its mission is to "promote the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy." The Association distributes government funding to researchers A reply to a query by LifeSiteNews.com elicited an emailed response from "Susan" at the Canadian Diabetes Association Contact Centre who...

California Company: We'll Turn Your Child's Sibling Embryos Into Extra Body Parts No evidence to support claims that stem cells from these embryos can offer any treatment By Hilary White A California-based biotechnology company, StemLifeLine, is making a special offer to parents of children conceived through in vitro fertilisation techniques: "We'll turn your spare embryos into embryonic stem cell lines tailored to your child's potential future medical needs." StemCellLifeLine's website calls it "a novel service for individuals who have undergone in vitro fertilization, fulfilled their childbearing needs and now have to decide what to do with their remaining stored embryos....

Michigan Governor Sued For Discrimination Against Citizens Who Oppose Embryonic Research ANN ARBOR, MI, August 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced this week that it has filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm for discrimination against citizens who oppose embryonic stem research. The Governor currently allows private citizens to use the Office of the Governor website to submit a petition posted on the website addressed to Michigan's legislature leaders to lift Michigan's legal restrictions on stem cell research. The lawsuit was brought on...

ADULT STEM CELL NEWS Stem cell procedure successfully treats amyloidosis patients See here : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-07/bu-scp070307.php A debilitating condition known as amyloidosis, which results in organ failure and death from misfolded proteins, has been successfully treated in 31% of test cases at Boston University Medical Center by blood stem cells and chemotherapy, reported EurekAlert. The patients showed improvement in both organ function and quality of life, the article said. 2) A new method of adult stem cell growth efficacious in treatment of disorders of the cornea See here : http://www.basqueresearch.com/berria_irakurri.asp?Berri_Kod=1404&hizk=I Experiments on rabbits by Basque Research showed that adult stem cells...

Gay-Friendly "Diversity Training" to be Mandatory in Spanish Schools Such programs can be expected to be put in place all over world as part of movement to deconstruct the family By Hilary White MADRID, July 25, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The socialist government of Spain, while facing increasing domestic skepticism for its social re-engineering policies, has declared that "diversity" education will become a compulsory part of the schools curriculum starting in the new academic year. The new Education to Citizenship subject, set by the Ministry of Education, will include training in acceptance of the new realities of "gay marriage. The curriculum...

BERLIN, July 18, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The National Ethics Council, the body charged with advising the German government on medical ethics, narrowly recommended that the law banning embryonic stem-cell research be gutted of its most important protections on Monday. The recommendation sets the stage for the Parliament to consider revising the law later this autumn. In a narrow 14 - 10 vote, the NEC voted in favour of abolishing the law's cut-off date that prohibits German scientists from working on any stem-cell lines derived from human embryos killed after January 1, 2002. The 2002 law was passed in an effort...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- With President Bush having vetoed a second bill that would force taxpayers to finance embryonic stem cell research and the possibility that it can't override the veto, senators who back the grisly science put funding language in a federal government appropriations bill. Senators Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, and Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, inserted the language into the bill that funds the health, labor and education departments. The Senate Appropriations Committee ultimately approved the legislation on a 26-3 vote and it next moves to the Senate floor where pro-life groups may call on lawmakers to...

Seoul, South Korea (LifeNews.com) -- Now that considerable time has passed since Hwang Woo-suk was front page headlines across the world he is picking up his efforts to revive his reputation. Never mind that Hwang published fake scientific studies, pressured women for their eggs for research, bought off local media and may have embezzled millions. Just one day after President Bush vetoed a bill that would have forced taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research, the Associated Press released an article featuring several interviews with Hwang's associates. The embattled researcher can no longer conduct embryonic stem cell research in his...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- For the second time, President Bush has vetoed a bill that would force Americans to pay for research that involves the destruction of human life. Because days-old unborn children are killed for their cells for science, the president said the bill crosses a moral line that he can't support. "If this legislation became law, it would compel American taxpayers -- for the first time in our history -- to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos," the White House said in a statement highlighting the veto. "The president has made it clear to Congress and the...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The next president could very well have a different take on taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research compared to President Bush. Reacting to the veto of a funding bill, Democrats universally bashed the president while Republicans had a mixed response. Republican presidential candidates are split on the issue which has caused considerable concern for the pro-life community. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, two of the top candidates, both support funding and would have signed the bill. At the Republican debate on May 3, Giuliani said he supports expanding...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Pro-life groups universally applauded President Bush and his veto of a bill that would require the American public to spend their hard earned dollars promoting a type of scientific research that has never helped a single person. They agreed with the president that embryonic stem cell research is unethical. “The test of presidential courage and leadership comes in the waning days of the administration,” Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in response to the veto.“President Bush was forceful in his defense of the tiniest human beings at the beginning of his administration, he is...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Should Hillary Clinton become president after next year's elections, she promises to make taxpayers fund new embryonic stem cell research that requires the destruction of human life. Currently the only way to obtain embryonic stem cells is to kill days-old unborn children. Clinton made the promise in remarks just before President Bush vetoed the latest Congressional bill overturning his policy preventing embryonic stem cell research funding. 'So let me be very clear: When I am president, I will lift the ban on stem cell research," Clinton told a political conference in Washington this morning. “This is...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - For the second time during his presidency, George W. Bush has chosen to invoke his privilege of a presidential veto to veto a bill that, if signed into law, would lift the ban on federal funds being used for the purpose of destructive embryonic stem-cell research. Congress had already passed an almost identical bill about a year ago, which President Bush also vetoed. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Bush for his latest veto with strong words in an e-mail sent to supporters on behalf of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, once egain employing...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - While President Bush pleased pro-life advocates today by proving willing once again to defend human life by vetoing a bill that would have allowed federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, he has also left them scratching their heads after he simultaneously issued an executive order in support of so-called "pluripotent" stem-cell research, which some argue is nothing more than embryonic stem cell research under a different name. The scientifically complex--and consequently, seemingly morally muddy--source of stem-cells known as pluripotent stem-cells involves "reprogramming" adult cells to act like embryonic stem-cells through a process called...

Calls him “a major intellectual standing up for ‘eternal truth’” By Elizabeth O’Brien SYDNEY, Australia, June 12, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Sydney based national newspaper, The Australian, praised Cardinal George Pell and Brian Hickey for remaining firm on Catholic Church teaching regarding embryonic stem cell research. In a June 8 editorial, entitled “Three Cheers for a Man Prepared to Defend Moral Absolutes”, the paper admits that it respects Catholic leaders who take a moral stand. Even though The Australian supports embryonic stem cell research, it praised archbishop Pell, saying, “But it is wonderful, in an age where the concept of...

This is a news release from the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) in Washington, D.C., issued on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at 6:45 PM EDT.  For further information, call 202-626-8820, send e-mail to Legfederal@aol.com, or follow the links below. To return to the Human Embryo Index, click here. To return to the NRLC Home Page, click here. U.S. House turns back stealth attempt by Democratic leadership to pass "clone-and-kill" bill   WASHINGTON (June 6, 2007) -- The U.S. House of Representatives today rejected a bill, deceptively labeled as a ban on human cloning, that actually would have allowed large-scale cloning of...

Catholic Australian Politician Would Rather Go to Hell Than Back Down on Embryonic Stem-cell Research SYDNEY, Australia, June 6, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Catholic politician in New South Wales has told the Archbishop of Sydney he would rather go to Hell than oppose legislation legalizing human cloning for embryonic stem-cell research. Several other politicians are persisting in publicly defying Australia's Cardinal Pell, who condemned embryonic stem-cell research and the decisions of those who support such research in unequivocal terms. Archbishop George Cardinal Pell, leader of the Catholic Church in Australia, told Catholic state lawmakers Tuesday that human cloning and destruction...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When members of Congress return to Capitol Hill this week from their Memorial Day recess, they will renew their battle over a controversial bill that would make taxpayers fund embryonic stem cell research. Pro-Life groups are working overtime to keep the vote on the bill under the two-thirds needed to override a veto. The House and Senate have already approve their respective versions of the bill and the House will vote on the Senate measure, S. 5, this week. While the bill will undoubtedly pass, backers likely won't be able to get the two-thirds vote necessary...

Springfield, IL (LifeNews.com) -- The Illinois legislature put the final touches on a measure that would force taxpayers there to spend money on embryonic stem cell research. They approved the bill despite pleas from pro-life advocates to oppose it because the controversial science involves the destruction of human life. The Illinois House gave the measure its approval Thursday on a 70-44 vote to set up an institute to award grants for the research, which has never helped any patients. The bill now heads to Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has angered lawmakers over the last two years with executive orders...