DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Saturday, June 9, 2007

"STEMMING POLITICS"

“Without the extinguishing of tiny human lives”

Respected business journal reports “technological breakthrough” in stem cell research means new medical treatments possible without killing embryos

“With the president sure to veto a bill expanding embryonic stem cell research, a new breakthrough should make the whole issue moot. But it won't stop Congress and presidential candidates from playing politics,” reports the June 7 edition of Investor’s Business Daily. Citing a study released on June 6, Investor’s Business Daily reported, “a real live technological breakthrough was announced by three teams of scientists, and the whole explosive political issue surrounding stem cells can be expected to dissipate as a result. The scientists used skin to produce the equivalent of embryonic stem cells; such cells could be used to find new treatments for those diseases without the extinguishing of tiny human lives.”
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Thanks to California Catholic Internet for this story!