Stem-Cell Support
EmailThe president’s found another way not to endear himself to conservative Republicans – underscoring how difficult it is in practice to reach across the country's political divides.
ABC’s Jake Tapper, Brian Hartman and Lisa Stark report that President Obama on Monday will sign an executive order overturning restrictions on federal funding of stem cell research, as he promised during the presidential campaign. He’s got majority support: Per our ABC/Post poll in January, nearly six in 10 Americans support just that – albeit with partisan, ideological and religious differences.
Overall, 59 percent support loosening the restrictions, 35 percent oppose doing so, about the same as when we asked in 2007. It's a similar 68-26 percent among Democrats and 64-30 percent among independents (the crucial center of American politics), but turns to 40-55 percent among Republicans, with more than half opposed. Similarly it's 73-22 percent among liberals and 67-28 percent among moderates, but 38-57 percent among conservatives.
Support’s lowest among conservative Republicans, who split 26-71 percent on the question. (Compared to liberal Democrats, 74-21.)
Mainline Protestants favor loosening the restrictions by a broad 70-24 percent, white Catholics by 59-37 percent, all Catholics by 54-41 percent. But that goes to 43-52 percent among evangelical Protestants and 38-58 percent among evangelical white Protestants.
Among those who profess no religious affiliation, it's 80-15 percent support. Table below.
On another subject, do you support or oppose loosening the current restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research?
Support Oppose1/16/09: All 59% 35
Democrats 68 26 Independents 64 30 Republicans 40 55
Liberals 73 22Moderates 67 28Conservatives 38 57
Lib. Dems. 74 21Cons. Reps. 26 71
No religion 80 15Mainline Prot. 70 24White Catholics 59 37All Catholics 54 41All evangelical Protestants 43 52Evangelical white Protestant 38 58
Trend:4/15/07 60 361/19/07 55 38
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The president’s found another way not to endear himself to conservative Republicans – underscoring how difficult it is in practice to reach across the country’s political divides.
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I do think he could endear himself to them unless he totally capitulated to their absurd demands. Of course he would find it hard to endear himself to other 70% of us.
I have misgivings about stem-cell research, on the other hand these embryos will be destroyed sooner or later.
I think we all could benefit from a little compassion.
Posted by: Thinking | March 6, 2009, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Why should Obama even consider endearing himself to conservative Republicans on an issue for which he doesn’t need their support?
All he needs to do is sign the executive order. He doesn’t need to make compromises on this issue.
Conservative Republicans aren’t going to approve of anything Obama does, so he might as well spend his political capital while he still has it.
Posted by: Alex | March 6, 2009, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm
What took the President so long to keep his campaign promise? As to the poll, what is a “mainline protestant”? Why is there no statistical category for “sidestreet protestants”?
Posted by: B. Bear | March 6, 2009, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
To thinking: You aren’t thinking. Its a democracy not a dictatorship. He will need our support. Look at the omnibus bill that was supposed sweep right through the senate. He already is spending his political capital and he won’t have much left. You are mistaking our being obstructionist with our being principled. You don’t just wake up one day and through your principles out the window because Obama is president and popular. I respect people that stand up for their principles even though they are the minority and have an uphill battle more that I have any respect for people that have no principles and kiss someones feet because he is the MESSIAH>
Posted by: kaz | March 6, 2009, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
Like most of the issues where conservatives are playing the obstructionist game, an overwhelming majority of Americans are firmly in support of the president’s position.
This is far from a ‘controversial” decision by Obama.
Posted by: matt | March 6, 2009, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
Nancy Reagan and Orrin Hatch approve of this.
Posted by: Sara | March 6, 2009, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm
You can spin any topic depending how you ask the question…
Cure Scorecard
Adult Stem Cells: 100
Human Embryon Stem Cells: 0
Posted by: SML | March 6, 2009, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
So?
Obama is the guy who voted against medical care for babies who survived botched abortions. :(
He is pro-abortion, baby killing, and soon it will be euthanasia for the elderly and the disabled and the medically challenged…!
Apparently abortions are more cost effective than raising unwanted children and 95% of them are performed as a means of birth control!
Will science solve our problems? No – it won’t help much because hard-hearted, selfish pragmatism overrules wisdom!
Posted by: aware2u | March 6, 2009, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
aware2u: And what exactly are you doing to raise unwanted children?
What you call “wisdom” is simply your own beliefs. The majority of people in this country have different beliefs than you do — it doesn’t make them hard-hearted or selfish.
No one is preventing you from acting on your beliefs.
If you don’t believe in abortion, don’t have one.
If you think unwanted children should be raised rather than aborted, adopt some.
And if you don’t believe in stem-cell research, don’t seek remedies for Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and other maladies that will arise from lifting the burden of (some people’s) religious dogma.
Posted by: Katia | March 7, 2009, 12:05 pm 12:05 pm
This article is ill informed, George Bush supports stem cell research but withheld federal support on Embroyonic stem cell research. It is experimental. There is no proof it will work.Destroying young fetus to support another life(senile) is mind bogging.Unfortunately people dont engage in meaningful debate,everything is all politics.
Posted by: mixie | March 8, 2009, 8:45 am 8:45 am
Endear himself to conservatives? I don’t think so. And who cares if he does anyway. They are the MINORITY now.
Posted by: Sheryl Ryan | March 8, 2009, 10:44 pm 10:44 pm
Life to Save Life has always been, and always will be a controversial issue. I personally believe that destroying a healthy embryo to save the life of someone is faulty. The person can still die of complications, and we could go through 1000′s of embryos before we find any kind of a cure. As evil and mean-spirited as it seems, some diseases should’nt have cures. Plus if we cure all these diseases new ones will appear that are immune to current treatment. It’s all part of life, one way or another it’s going to kill you.
(I’m not religous by the way, or republican, so don’t go on a tear about how religous bible thumping republicans are holding up progress)
Posted by: Luke | March 9, 2009, 2:19 am 2:19 am
President Obama is doing the right thing. At, long last America is moving forward again into the 21st. century. It almost appears as if all President Obama has to do in finding the right path is look at what the Religious Right neo-con stance is on any subject, and do the exact opposite! Lets exclude non-qualified religious figures from the Ethics Boards set up to oversee Stem Cell Research because clearly they are not experts in science or ethics!
Posted by: Tensai | March 9, 2009, 7:47 am 7:47 am
Life to save a life? I’m all for scientific advancement, and the government ideally should not hinder that process. At the same time, I hope that our laws at least reflect the unwritten moral impulse/intuition to protect human life at its most helpless and innocent stages. The fact that we do not make that a priority, conservative or liberal, is a strong indicator of where we stand as a nation and how we value/perceive the meaning of freedom in our country. It says something about us. Could we be getting it wrong?
Posted by: jordan | March 9, 2009, 8:29 am 8:29 am
This bill was passed by the Senate and the House a few years ago but President Bush vetoed it. He or anyone else has no right to force their religious beliefs on anyone. It is a good bill and in the end will use the embreos which will be destroyed to help a person with a life threatening disease.
Posted by: talmag | March 9, 2009, 10:10 am 10:10 am
Adult stem cells and more recently umbilical stem cells have shown great promise. A 2008 study showed that using umbilical stem cells can help to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s.
No, Obama has not conscious when it comes to the life of an embryo, life of a near term baby (partial birth delivery killings) and abortions (even advocates it if one of his daughter ever becomes pregnant.)
Is America really willing to sell their soul out for this charlatan president without a moral compass? He does what he does best and lies…about science, about the economy, and about everything else.
Posted by: littleleeers | March 9, 2009, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm
Its sad that we are so against research in this country. I have a live altering disease which might be changes by stem cell research. If these cells are discard and not used. What does it matter if used to advance science??
To be darn honest I don’t care where they are from . It could be any of the three stem cells used in research that could cure me. I really don’t care what type. Don’t I or a sick child deserve a chance at life???
This society has no morals, the ones that do are different.
We now have a President who wants change and for our country to move forward and every place I have read to day. The moral fiber of the readers really stink.
No science is perfect that’s thats why its studied and researched. I would not be here if not for research and or clinical trials in this country.
We really need to wake up and realize that this is not just about embroynic stem cell about forwarding the research of all of them.
Believe me when I have a stem cell transplant in the future. I pray that the research out there moves forward to help others.
There is progression and people need to go to and read about studies done since 1981 this isn’t something new.
This is not about religious beliefs that is the most ignorant thing any one can say. Its about not understanding whats taking place. So life lost should not save a life.
To be honest. I watched my daughter and son in law donate umbilical cord blood of my grand daughters. It would be discarded with the placenta. So throw it away when it can help another child??
Its just insane. I say save a life if and when we can. Who are we to say its wrong?
I m betting if you had a deadly life altering disease like I do..and many I know, things and thinking would change.
Posted by: hope | March 9, 2009, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
No one is disallowing research, just using their tax dollars to support it. Using a taxpayer’s hard earned monies to promote something they morally object to is wrong. Science has had great successes with adult stem cells and research has continued in private facilities with embryonic cells. But forcing people against their moral beliefs and use federal dollars goes against all basic human decency; as does using tax payer dollars to fund abortions. No one is saying you can’t have an abortion, but morally I don’t want to have any part of it and don’t want money I worked for to pay for something I abhor. The same thing is happening in hospitals, requiring medical personnel to perform destruction of life if that hospital receives any federal funds. That could be seen as violating their hippocratic oath. A huge personal dilemma perpetuated by the government. WRONG!
Posted by: Kary | March 9, 2009, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
This is absolutely the right thing to do. This is a democratic government. All you have to do is read the statistics above and see that the majority of this country (59% who approve, versus the 35% that oppose it). This is democracy in action. This is what the people want. This is why they voted for Obama. This isn’t a theocracy where your personal religious preferences take precedence over democracy! If you want theocracy, move to Vatican City.
Posted by: bdjtexas | March 9, 2009, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
When my husband and I married 16 years ago I had a 6 year old daughter. We tried right away to have kids together and eventually had to turn to fertility treatments. We had 11 IUI’s and three Invetro fertilizations. The doctor asked us how we felt about selective reduction. I told him I could not do it, that they were my babies and they were staying. He responded you can have 4 and no more. We had 4 implanted and froze 8. We were blessed with a son in 1997. Six months later I became ill and went to the doctor. To our amazement I was pregnant. In 1998 we had a beautiful daughter born with Down Syndrome. When our embryos had been frozen 5 years we had to decide what to do with them. I so wanted those babies but I had to think about what was best for my other kids and any babies we would bring in to this world. We had a teenager we wanted to send to college soon, a child with special needs and a boy in the middle wanting his attention as well. Do we dare take the risk of multiples? Our embryos could help our daughter.
It was a heart wrenching decision. We decided we wanted them to go to stem cell research to study Alzheimer’s. Our daughter with Down Syndrome is at high risk for this as an adult. Because there was no federal money to research Stem cells we could not find anyone that would use them. We finally donated them to fertility research. I think being able to donate them to Stem cell research would help many other people that have to make this heart wrenching decision. To feel like their embryos are not being destroyed out of vain. After seeing what this women with 14 kids has done, with out any regard to anyone but herself makes me feel for the first time that we made the right decision.
Posted by: Susan | March 9, 2009, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
I support his decision.
Posted by: tabbi | March 9, 2009, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
I m not going to get in a debate about abortion. As a woman I have a choice and a mind to have my own choice.
Bush made it a moral dilemma by bring religion in to it.
That’s a personal choice as well.
Just because the next guy doesn’t agree.
I can separate Politics and Science to save life’s and learn fact. I can’t oppose something I don’t have enough facts on.
In my eyes something that they talked about with no donor available..for a long time as my health was going south fast. I would of taken any kind of stem cells of which there are several forms. Just to have some sort of chance. To take that away in my eyes is morally wrong.
The way I see it our new President is making the choice to move science forward. Is it right..in my eyes yes. If you read Susan’s story. I have to agree with her and support her thoughts.
If it was you or your loved one, I promise you this your thoughts would soften.
Posted by: hope | March 9, 2009, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
THIS IS TERRIBLE. We are taking life into our own hands and anything rought without the blessing Hand of God is doomed for destruction and those involved will be eternally damned.
Posted by: Daniel | March 9, 2009, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
Stem cell research has not progressed any farther than Adult Stem Research! Why is there no outrage against the killing of babies for research? Life is life, no matter how small or helpless. Babies should not be sacrificed on the altar of the new religion, the Mother Earth Cult. Christian religion is the only shred of sanity and civilization left in a world gone mad, but alas, so many have abandoned it. Our economic woes may be a punishment from God for these innocents murdered, as are War & Famine. Think about it.
Posted by: Sandra | March 9, 2009, 8:55 pm 8:55 pm
To Kary , Not a good argument about tax dollars…I didn’t want my tax dollars
going for a war which I did not believe in, nor for faith based programs. I see organized religions as businesses which should be taxed. So the “use my tax money” argument is just not a good argument.
Posted by: rd | March 9, 2009, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
Let’s think of how many Americans are suffering from ailments and what this research can do for them. I’m sure everyone reading this knows someone important to them that is affected by one of these maladies.Research in the U.S.has not progressed since earlier this decade, cures are a very long time away and lets not even discuss the approval requirement by the FDA. At least this can be seen as a huge step forward to join the rest of the world at bringing about cures that could help millions of people including you and I some day.
Posted by: thevoice | March 9, 2009, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm
a company has already solved this debate by creating a method to harvest stem cells without harming the embryo.
Posted by: doug | March 9, 2009, 11:51 pm 11:51 pm
It is about time the Christian soccer mom’s grip on America loosened, just a little.
Posted by: Alessandro | March 10, 2009, 12:12 am 12:12 am
Stem cell research does NOT require the murder of the unborn–stem cells are availble in cord tissue and in every human being!!! It is just a ploy to get government money into the abortion business. I’m a retired nurse practitioner, wife of a physician and scientist —we KNOW what accuately gets done in the canibilizing of babies.
Posted by: Maryella | March 10, 2009, 12:19 am 12:19 am
Other ways to accomplish the same research exists. How about using adult stem cells or cord-blood stem cells? Why would it matter what form a person is in? We cannot allow scientists or any other person to take lives. It absolutely does not matter that it is “just an embryo.” If we start to allow people to make judgments about what constitutes life, then we will have people possibly saying that other “inferior” life forms exist like elderly people or mentally handicapped people. When people start to make judgments about what makes a person alive, then humanity may commit some of the same horrendous actions that the Nazi regime did.
Posted by: Rachel Johnston | March 10, 2009, 12:20 am 12:20 am
As a person who was diagnosed with MS in 1995, I feel that funding research for MS and other auto-immune diseases is exactly were I want to see my tax money spent. I hated Bush for forcing his phoney and late found idealogy down our throats. If one of his family members was dx’d with Parkinson’s or numerous other diseases, I guarantee he would be forced to rethink his stance. I’ve worked with the NMSS for years raising money and I truely believe once the solve the mystery to one of these diseases, an understanding of them all will follow. Just my thoughts as an MSer!
Posted by: C. G. | March 10, 2009, 12:22 am 12:22 am
I don’t understand how anyone can look at a precious baby and think of anyone sticking a knife in that precious body to viciously take it’s life for any reason. God is the only one who gives life and has a time set for that life to live out His plan. For anyone to take that life before time is trying to be a god. For the president of this dwindling USA to change what the people agree with on abortion, stem cell research and to make us pay for this murder over and over in more ways everyday, I can’t see him being successful in his term. Any man that tries to take life in his hands and govern life and death, will have to answer at some time in life. Have mercy on our country.
Posted by: mercy for children | March 10, 2009, 12:25 am 12:25 am
“Cures” using stem cells are possible without cannibalizing babies!
Posted by: Maryella | March 10, 2009, 12:27 am 12:27 am
Destroying life to save other lifes is unethical in general and especially if there are other ways – adult stem cell research – to potentially achieve the same results – these ethically not problematic research should be done first before terminating other lifes.
Also it is very selfish of a nation to pure millions into research before helping the poor and eradicating curable diseases.
Posted by: Emanuel | March 10, 2009, 12:32 am 12:32 am
I do not support his decision on embryonic stem cell research.
Posted by: maggie | March 10, 2009, 12:46 am 12:46 am
As usual basic information is not revealed in any big decision,stem cell research can continue if derived from
placenta or the cut off cord after a “live”birth. The abortion business is a billion dollar business and the cells from these aborted babies will reaaly become enormous. This is no way to improve our economy, it is only a step
backwards and a reminder of where our
character regarding greed versus the rights of human beings really is. The harvesting of these embryos willsomeday become a national disgrace.
The President is so influenced and seems
to respect Lincoln so much,I wonder what
Lincoln would think about this horrible
and degrading decision.!!!!So Sad, Jere
Posted by: jere hill | March 10, 2009, 12:47 am 12:47 am
I fully support Obama overturning Bush’s restrictions on federal funding for stem cell research. I feel like we have finally come out of the dark ages into a period of enlightenment.
Posted by: Maria | March 10, 2009, 12:48 am 12:48 am
The president is wrong to say that science should always determine what we do. Science is wonderful, but what is right is to consider whether to do certain sciences or not. Hitler apparently enjoyed experimenting on humans and probably learned a lot from that; was it right?
How far do we let science lead us before seeing that some things should not be done.
Using human embryos seems to me to be one of those areas that needs restraint.
Posted by: philm | March 10, 2009, 1:13 am 1:13 am
I fully support and applaud Obama’s overturning of Bush’s restrictions on federal funding for stem cell research. While this change seems to be moving too quickly for some, it is because we’ve become used to government’s inertia and lack of progress in critical areas! Full-speed ahead Obama!
Posted by: Vincenzo | March 10, 2009, 1:21 am 1:21 am
Praise the lord, we have a President who understands science is best led by those who practice and understand the scientific method and not by those who interpret the Gospel for scientific policy. They can go back to their flat world and ponder how we all begat from Adam and Eve Limbaugh.
Posted by: Thomas | March 10, 2009, 3:29 am 3:29 am
There is a name for killing one life to physically sustain another, and that is “Cannabilism”. Stealing time to live from American children, won’t bring health, only more curses on us through war, violence, famine and disease. The Bible says, the cost will be a life for a life.
Pride comes before a fall. How much lower do we want to go?
Posted by: Olga H | March 10, 2009, 3:30 am 3:30 am
It is outrageous, but is not shocking as many people these days call evil “good” and good “evil”.
Posted by: Lisa | March 10, 2009, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm
This whole push for embrionic stem cell research is all about money not about the potentials. The stem cell creation is a patentable process that is very profitable to the holder.
Posted by: David | March 10, 2009, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
Adult stem cell has been proven for 30 years and cured over 70 diseases. In California, 10 years of research and $10B has yielded no progress for embryonic stem cell research and there are dangerous side effects. If we justify killing innocent babies for any reason, where will it stop?
Posted by: Jim | March 10, 2009, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
Thanks David for your post. Last month a report just came out linking embryonic stem cells to cancer. Embryonic stem cells are volatile and prone to uncontrolled growth, because that is what they are programmed to do. For you people who want to be cured, look no further than adult stem cells, because that is where science has proved a use for them. Our society needs to research and understand all that is at stake before making some ignorant comment. And that goes for liberals and conservatives alike. There is far too much ignorance out there. Just because a president says it doesn’t mean its true…much less the media.
Posted by: Aaron | March 10, 2009, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
God help us when we start believing that it is fine to start and to continue to kill babies as guinea pigs. Do you not understand that this is a life that you want to “destroy”, it is not a mass of tissue, but God’s own creation!
Please open your minds and hearts and see the truth. Abortion is the worst kind of child abuse!
Posted by: Shirley | March 10, 2009, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm
So, does personhod begin at conception, or birth? Let’s start there.
Posted by: Mr. Incredible | March 11, 2009, 10:12 am 10:12 am
Pro-choice=pro-abortion=wrong-choice extremists justify abortion by saying that nobody is a person before birth, that birth triggers personhood.
Public Law 107-207 says that separation from the mother is “live birth.”
Then, by all accounts, the embryo is a person and this research that must kill the embryo person is murder.
Posted by: Mr. Incredible | March 11, 2009, 10:15 am 10:15 am
Pro-choice=pro-abortion=wrong-choicers are choking on this.
Posted by: Mr. Incredible | March 11, 2009, 10:31 am 10:31 am
I see a link between stem cell research and abortion rights. How does our President feel about the moral fiber of our Country when it comes to abortion? There are so many different voices out there. I think our newly elected leader needs to give more thought to the rights of women. Abortion has serious life-long regrets and sadness for the ones who obtain them let alone ending the life of an innocent embryo. As for the scientists, when you give a group an inch, they take a mile. You either open the flood gates or you don’t. Have restrictions been implemented or is President Obama allowing individuals to let their conscience be their guide? What about all the families and couples who have hardly any other options except to adopt. Abortion is denying those couples and families a blessing they long to have. My Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is trying to get the word out for young teens, as an example, who get pregnant that there are other options and that is to give up their baby to a loving home. What’s wrong with that? It’s not an easy choice but it’s better than abortion. Teens can go on with their lives but it’s still a tough choice. An abortion is necessary as it may be risky to the health of the mother but that’s about the only instance where there is a valid argument. Have any studies been done on Family Services Groups to see if there are enough couples and families to support the children born from an unwanted or undesired pregnancy? By the way, has anyone heard of the Safe Haven Law where a new mother can leave her newborn baby at the door of a hospital being allowed to remain anonymous but the baby gets a chance at life. What about that?!?!?!?!?! The mothers who take advantage of that law are only thinking of the welfare of that child. That’s what you call a selfless act.
Posted by: Cathy | March 12, 2009, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
Remember Obama has no regard for the pre-born child which has both a face and a heartbeat so why would he have any ethical problem with stem cell research? His buddy Pelosi thinks abortion to be a stimulus for the economy. What have we done? I firmly believe anyone who voted for Obama committed a sin and is in need of repentance.
Posted by: Ed Taylor | March 13, 2009, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
Why is the Rightwing, Republicans, Conservatives/ sooo…. pathetic!
They talk about keeping Government out of our lives but yet when it comes to doing it…. they are nothing but a bunch of whussies!
All talk and no action!
Like someone on here said, if you don’t like abortions don’t have one, if you get diagnosed with a terminally ill disease don’t use the technology for it…such as Parkinson, diabetes. Or hope it never happens that you hurt your back or spinal column when falling off of something and you turn into a paraplegic. But what is funny you people will be the first in line for the treatment if it did happen!
Contradictive little twits that you are!
“Stay the hell out of my life”, if I want to have an abortion that is my prerogative, if I get diagnosed with a terminally ill disease, it is either I take my life….which is my right. Or if the doctors can help me get better than that is a good thing! I do not want someone telling me I can’t!
Actually it is funny that Rightwing, Conservatives believe that this is wrong…considering that when a child is born with a disability…they obviously can’t work. So who ends up paying for that child when the parents can’t afford the care the child is going to need through out it’s life?
You got it the taxpayer!
Posted by: Republicans are Clueless | March 17, 2009, 8:44 pm 8:44 pm
Welllllllll…….Is’nt this just the perfect time to do this…..[eyes rolling]
He knew he could do it any ole time….
But at a time when he’s blowing money everywhere….do we really need to fund this…..NOW???
cuz its been ok to do stem cell research….just not ok for federally funding it….
It looks like the private sector can’t raise enough cash to do it….so the supporters just must not be there…..
He’s showboating again…..
Posted by: J Moore | March 20, 2009, 7:43 pm 7:43 pm
Wow, lots of differing and very angry opinions. It seems like the people who are the angriest are the people who are thinking about what they want and not what is best for everyone involved. A pregnant woman is not the only person involved in an abortion and the person who suffers greatest in the process is the unborn child. They end up losing their life by someone else’s choice and then even better get chopped up for the sake of science. Women are not without scars too, and mostly emotional ones. We have stepped into the area of allowing science to make all of our moral choices for us. IF science says ” O there is so much potential here and things can be so good” we buy it hook line and sinker.
Since when have there not been enough investors in projects that prove to be effective so the government has to step in and support everything. The government is usually the one funding things that aren’t working while Americans and others who can discern are risking their own money and not third party buying.
Instead of paying trillions of dollars out the butt why don’t we cut our spending like the rest of the sane human race and let the richest 2% invest like they have been doing in things that work.
These children ( and that is what they are- not fetuses) are paying the highest price for us wanting to live lives the way that we want to live i.e. with little to no regard for any one else. These are crying out for us to stop and those who can hear are heartbroken. Life is precious. Don’t you think yours is? Isn’t that why you want science to keep coming up with ways to save you? What if it never got that far, what if you were never given the right to be seen as human and never given the opportunity to value life. Does that mean it is worthless? if you never got to understand and voice it?
God forgive us for our sin! (And HE can and will if we turn away from it and ask Him!)
Posted by: Beth | March 24, 2009, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm
I don’t know why he’s getting so much credit anyway. There are 5 states which already support stem cell research with state money, the same that Pres Bush supported with Federal dollars. As many above have stated adult stem cells can have the same value as embroyonic stem cells as far as anyone knows. It’s the ill informed who listen to the half truths of the media who think Obama is truly the messiah. It’s pretty obvious by some of the above comments that this is true. As far as the questions of some saying it’s “just” from umbilical cords, true but there are no restrictions so it doesn’t necessarily mean they will only come from newborns. What stops these scientists from harvesting from abortions from deliberate pregnancies for this purpose.
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