New Stanek column on WND: “The impact of the fetus farming ban on embryonic stem cell research”
Last week, the same day President Bush vetoed a bill that would have forced taxpayers to further subsidize embryonic stem-cell experimentation, he signed the Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006.
The former got lots of negative press; the latter caused barely a stir. The latter bode poorly for embryonic stem-cell research’s public image. Better to ignore.
At any rate, a ban on fetus farming wasn’t controversial, passing unanimously in both the Senate and House. Fetus farming seems far-fetched.
But ratifying FFPA scythed a huge swath through plans of embryonic stem-cell harvesters – laudable quick work by pro-life academics and politicos before the other side’s powerful lobby could sway self-interested politicians and Americans. Here’s why….
Continue reading “Fetus farming shot to hell – where it belongs” on www.WorldNetDaily.com.
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
The definition of fanaticism is the belief, if you continue doing those things which will not work long enough, you get a different result. This may be the syndrome driving ESC researchers.
I also note the similarity of excuses for failure used today, were also used by the proponents of every unworkable theory in the medical profession for centuries.
Final note: One of the surest signs a cherished theory is based on bovine feces is the rising decibel level of those who have hitched their wagon to this particular dead horse. They blame everybody, especially a Republican president, for the lack of progress on the part of the wagon.