June 14, 2005
The President's Inadequate Position on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Joe Carter at the Evangelical Outpost has written an excellent response to President Bush's claim that the governmental involvement in embryonic stem cell research is limited to the issue of whether or not ESC research receives federal funding. Joe writes,
While I have the utmost respect for Mr. Bush and appreciate the way in which he has defended the sanctity of life, he is wrong on this point: our obligation to embryonic human life is the issue at hand.Detractors of this position (which I share) often bring up the fact that there are thousands of embryos that developed as a result of in vitro fertilization. In fact, this was the line of questioning by a reporter that led to the President's reponse which denied a federal obligation to protect embryos. Joe replies,
Creating embryos that will never be implanted is as immoral as cloning human life for research. Whether the intention is to relieve the suffering of infertility or to pursue research in hopes of finding miracle cures, embryonic human life must not be treated as a means to an end. Innocent human beings, however they are created, deserve our protection.Well done.... read the entire post.
Posted June 14, 2005 7:32 AM
