Suggestion for ESCR Advocates
Today, President Bush vetoed a bill which would have approved the use of federal money for embryonic stem cell research. In other words, federal tax dollars - your money - would have been spent on something which is equivalent to abortion in that both ESCR and abortion result in the death of an early human life. So much for the mantra, "Don't want an abortion? Don't have one!" All are made guilty of the crime in being forced to pay for it.
ESCR is currently completely legal. President Bush's position is a moderate one - allowing for private organizations to do ESCR, while preventing anyone in the nation from being forced to pay for it.
The folks who are angry about this veto today are thus angry that their money is not going to be spent on ESCR. This is easily rectified. Simply get your checkbook or credit card ready and head on over to the Michael J. Fox Foundation or the Christopher Reeve Foundation and make a donation for exactly as much of your money that you wanted to have spent on this immoral, unethical, worthless research which has yet to cure a single human being of any disease.
ESCR is currently completely legal. President Bush's position is a moderate one - allowing for private organizations to do ESCR, while preventing anyone in the nation from being forced to pay for it.
The folks who are angry about this veto today are thus angry that their money is not going to be spent on ESCR. This is easily rectified. Simply get your checkbook or credit card ready and head on over to the Michael J. Fox Foundation or the Christopher Reeve Foundation and make a donation for exactly as much of your money that you wanted to have spent on this immoral, unethical, worthless research which has yet to cure a single human being of any disease.
Comments on "Suggestion for ESCR Advocates"
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A Big Fat Slob said ... (7/19/2006 08:27:55 PM) :
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John Lewandowski said ... (7/19/2006 09:32:39 PM) :
post a comment"both ESCR and abortion result in the death of an early human life"
That's a lie.
These are blastocysts rejected from use in fertilization treatment because they are inferior specimins without the ability to attach to the uterus if implanted. Fertility clinics harvest and fertilize about 7 eggs in order to get two that are usable. These blastocysts are 4 or 5 day old microscopic dots of about 100-150 non-differentiated cells. From the White House's own "white paper":
"Embryonic stem cells are derived from excess embryos created in the course of infertility treatment. As a result of standard in vitro fertilization practices, many excess human embryos are created. Participants in IVF treatment must ultimately decide the disposition of these excess embryos, and many individuals have donated their excess embryos for research purposes."
NONE of the currently-available 400,000 blastocysts which have been designated for research or destruction by their owners have any potential to even become "early human life".
"President Bush's position is a moderate one - allowing for private organizations to do ESCR, while preventing anyone in the nation from being forced to pay for it."
Also false.
The Bush position is that federal funds can -- and are --- being used to finance stem cell research. But they restrict the scientific community from use of any of the 400,000 blastocysts marked for research or destruction (they are decaying even though frozen and will be destroyed when they are no longer useful).
"worthless research"
Wrong, again. And weaseling the facts.
From the NIH report:
"Scientists have been able to do experiments with human embryonic stem cells (hESC) only since 1998, when a group led by Dr. James Thompson at the University of Wisconsin developed a technique to isolate and grow the cells. Moreover, Federal funds to support hESC research have been available since only August 9, 2001, when President Bush announced his decision on Federal funding for hESC research. Because many academic researchers rely on Federal funds to support their laboratories, they are just beginning to learn how to grow and use the cells. Thus, although hESC are thought to offer potential cures and therapies for many devastating diseases, research using them is still in its early stages.
"Adult stem cells, such as blood-forming stem cells in bone marrow (called hematopoietic stem cells, or HSCs), are currently the only type of stem cell commonly used to treat human diseases. Doctors have been transferring HSCs in bone marrow transplants for over 40 years."
Just last month, human embryonic stem cells regrew motor nuerons in the spinal cords and restored function in paralyzed rats.
"That's a lie."
Hey, if you reject basic biological fact, that's your problem.
"Just last month, human embryonic stem cells regrew motor nuerons in the spinal cords and restored function in paralyzed rats."
And rats are people? Well, I have suspicions about you, but still.
If the research is so promising, you will certainly have no problem getting private funding for it... right?