There is not much surprise in the title of this blog.
Every knew that if the House's stem cell bill made it past the Senate it was going to face certain veto. Bush vetoed it once before and stated his objection to embryonic stem cell research based upon two factors: the moral and ethical debate over creating and then ending life and the indisputable fact that embryonic stem cell research has not been used to cure a single disease.
And everyone knows Nancy Pelosi is a liar. Her statement in this article that "more than 70 percent of Americans who support it" is a lie. The Speaker of the House knows that the majority of Americans don't even have a cogent opinion on the issue becuse she made sure that they don't. Instead of presenting facts she rolled out Michael Fox.
FACT: embryonic stem cell research, while it can form longer strings than adult stem cells, has yet to yield any results.
FACT: a long list of cures based on adult stem cells exists, total for embryonic research, ZERO.
FACT: private industry, foundations and states can fund embryonic stem cell research under existing guidelines, it is federal money that is restricted, the practice is not banned.
FACT: if embryonic stem cell research was so promising the pharmaceutical and medical industries would be flooding the labs with money.
FACT: in the 2005 bill an amendment to provide tax breaks to companies who invest in embryonic stem cell research failed to pass, the same amendment was not even considered for a vote when Pelosi rammed her version through as part of her" First 100 Hours".
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