Author: jakdedertjakdedert Date: Apr 15, 2007 16:06
Stupendous Man wrote:
> KD wrote:
>>> From What's New by Robert L. Park:
>>
>> The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act passed the Senate 63-34, but
>> President Bush promises a veto. He said the use of embryonic stem
>> cells in research "crosses a moral line." In case you're wondering
>> where this "moral line" is drawn, WN has looked into it. George W.
>> Bush and other conservative theologians believe a "soul" is assigned
>> to the fertilized egg at the instant of conception. That makes it a
>> person, even though it's not counted in the census. In-vitro
>> fertilization makes a lot more of these one-celled people than it
>> needs; leftovers are stacked in the freezer until it starts filling
>> up. President Bush cares deeply about these helpless one-celled
>> people and wants to ensure they are properly flushed down the disposal
>> rather than exploited by godless scientists interested only the
>> reduction of suffering.
>>
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