Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act

Call it something old, something new. The new is President Bush vetoing his first bill; the old is Harry Reid demagoguing an issue. Here's Reid's demagoguing:
"The President who wouldn't veto budgets that cut from the neediest among us to pay for tax cuts for the rich, the President who wouldn't veto billion dollar handouts for Enron and Exxon, vetoed the next generation of medical breakthroughs and the hopes and dreams of men and women like Nancy Reagan and Michael J. Fox," said Reid.
"The President...vetoed the next generation of medical breakthroughs and the hopes...of...Nancy Reagan and Michael Fox"? That's a bit over the top, even for Reid. What's despicable is that he's wrong. Embryonic stem cell research is happening. California appropriated $3 billion for embryonic stem cell research. There's private embryonic stem cell research happening, too.

Here's some important points that the President made:
My Administration has made available more than $90 million for research of these lines. This policy has allowed important research to go forward and has allowed America to continue to lead the world in embryonic stem cell research without encouraging the further destruction of living human embryos.
and:
H.R. 810 would overturn my Administration's balanced policy on embryonic stem cell research. If this bill were to become law, American taxpayers for the first time in our history would be compelled to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos.
and finally:
Since I announced my policy in 2001, my Administration has expanded funding of research into stem cells that can be drawn from children, adults, and the blood in umbilical cords with no harm to the donor, and these stem cells are currently being used in medical treatments. Science also offers the hope that we may one day enjoy the potential benefits of embryonic stem cells without destroying human life. Researchers are investigating new techniques that might allow doctors and scientists to produce stem cells just as versatile as those derived from human embryos without harming life.
So much for Reid's ridiculous rant. Democrats' demagoguery is pandering of the worst sort.



Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 5:14 PM

June 2006 Posts

No comments.

Popular posts from this blog

March 21-24, 2016

October 31, 2007

January 19-20, 2012