RosieWolf
May 25th, 2005, 03:10 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7964239/
The Associated Press
Updated: 9:24 p.m. ET May 24, 2005
WASHINGTON - Ignoring President Bush’s veto threat, the House voted Tuesday to lift limits on embryonic stem cell research, a measure supporters said could accelerate cures for diseases but opponents viewed as akin to abortion.
Bush called the bill a mistake and said he would veto it. The House approved it by a 238-194 vote, far short of the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override a veto.
This bill would take us across a critical ethical line by creating new incentives for the ongoing destruction of emerging human life, the president said Tuesday. Crossing this line would be a great mistake.
An alternative offered by Republican leaders that would fund research using stem cells derived from adults and umbilical cords rather than from embryos, passed 430-1, with Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, the lone opponent. But the focus was on the embryo bill.
wow.. 430 to ONE??..
i agree, i like the 2nd proposed bill a lot better.. they could take stem cells from babies that died inutero (NOT aborted) or babies that died right after birth.. that would be ok.. but taking from aborted babies is just sick.. JMO it would increase the number of abortions just for the stem cells.. there's enuff of that craziness going on with people breeding siblings to save another child's blood disorder or luekemia.. etc.. not a good idea.
so.. what do u think?
The Associated Press
Updated: 9:24 p.m. ET May 24, 2005
WASHINGTON - Ignoring President Bush’s veto threat, the House voted Tuesday to lift limits on embryonic stem cell research, a measure supporters said could accelerate cures for diseases but opponents viewed as akin to abortion.
Bush called the bill a mistake and said he would veto it. The House approved it by a 238-194 vote, far short of the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override a veto.
This bill would take us across a critical ethical line by creating new incentives for the ongoing destruction of emerging human life, the president said Tuesday. Crossing this line would be a great mistake.
An alternative offered by Republican leaders that would fund research using stem cells derived from adults and umbilical cords rather than from embryos, passed 430-1, with Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, the lone opponent. But the focus was on the embryo bill.
wow.. 430 to ONE??..
i agree, i like the 2nd proposed bill a lot better.. they could take stem cells from babies that died inutero (NOT aborted) or babies that died right after birth.. that would be ok.. but taking from aborted babies is just sick.. JMO it would increase the number of abortions just for the stem cells.. there's enuff of that craziness going on with people breeding siblings to save another child's blood disorder or luekemia.. etc.. not a good idea.
so.. what do u think?