Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill

July 19th, 2006 | Posted in » In the News...

This just in… President Bush has issued the first veto of his presidency, dropping the hammer on a bill that would relax limitations on embryonic stem cell research. Here’s the story from MSNBC.com.

I think I can summarize my thoughts in two words… “PRAISE GOD!”

You knew I couldn’t stop at that, though… :)

Personally, I’m most impressed at a few of the things President Bush had to say when discussing his veto. Note that he was surrounded by eighteen “snowflake families” (ones who have had children through embryo adoption) when he made these remarks:

“Each of these children was still adopted while still an embryo and has been blessed with a chance to grow, to grow up in a loving family. These boys and girls are not spare parts.”

“They remind us of what is lost when embryos are destroyed in the name of research. The remind us that we all begin our lives as a small collection of cells. And they remind us that in our zeal for new treatments and cures, America must never abandon our fundamental morals.”

“As science brings us ever closer to unlocking the secrets of human biology, it also offers temptations to manipulate human life and violate human dignity. Our conscience in history as a nation demand that we resist this temptation.”

“America was founded on the principle that we are all created equal and endowed by our creator with the right to life.”

As a father who has seen my children through ultrasound when they were not a whole lot more than a small clump of cells, I cannot help but be elated at the decision of our president to uphold the sanctity of life. We need to encourage stem cell research (without a doubt!)… just not embryonic stem cell research, which necessitates the destruction of innocent human life. Adult stem cell research holds much promise… why not focus our efforts there?

2 Responses to “Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill”

  1. By Judah on Jul 20, 2006

    As I was reading this particular blog entry, I happened to notice that the random Bible verse presenting itself was:

    “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”
    Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV)

    Now wasn’t that something! :)

  2. By John on Jul 20, 2006

    I actually thought about including that verse in my post. Quite cool that it popped up while you were reading!

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