Weekend question
What do you think of US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s July 29 public statement in support of embryonic stem cell research in light of the fact he considers himself pro-life?
What do you think of US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s July 29 public statement in support of embryonic stem cell research in light of the fact he considers himself pro-life?
I am disappointed in Senator Bill Frist, to say the least. His announced position in favor of embryonic stem cell research today is not only unethical but nonsensical: I am pro-life. I believe human life begins at conception. It is at this moment that the organism is complete — yes, immature — but complete. An […]
Concerned Women for America included this in a press release today: “Last week’s FDA announcement on RU-486 mentioned the deaths linked to RU-486, but neglected to release information about near-fatal adverse events,” said [Wendy] Wright [CWA’s senior policy director]. Under the Freedom of Information Act , CWA received public documents listing over 600 adverse events. […]
Reported The Guardian on July 26: Suicide is the main cause of death among young adults in China, the state media said yesterday in a report that highlights the growing pressures to succeed in love, work and education in one of the world’s fastest changing societies. Referring a recent survey by the health ministry, the […]
Reports Newsmax.com today: If John Roberts is confirmed, he will be the fourth Roman Catholic on the Supreme Court, an all-time high that is focusing attention on how faith might influence law on the high court…. Two of the Catholics on the current court – Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas – are abortion foes. Scalia, […]
From a July 26 Associated Press story: [Attorney General Alberto] Gonzales also said that if [Judge John] Roberts were confirmed, he would not be bound by his past statement that the 1973 decision legalizing abortion is settled law. Roberts testified before Congress in 2003 that he considers the Roe v. Wade decision “settled law.” At […]
Ann Coulter began her column yesterday by pulling quotes of praise and scorn on a recent Supreme Court nominee one wouldn’t expect to underpin her point: Just who is John Roberts? David Limbaugh says to let John Roberts answer the questions: “I may be going against the conservative grain here, but I am not as […]
My column yesterday on WND.com, “The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s death oath,” drew attention to the JDRF’s exploitation of sick children for funding and loyalty oath children are forced to sign to “embrace” embryonic stem cell research or shut up about it.