Saturday, 4. June 2005, 14:22:30
Part 1.
December 12, 2001
"Embryonic Stem Cell Research"
This is based on the theory that in time, Clinical Science will be able to isolate 'cells' from a human embryo, in the pursuit of a cure for many diseases., eg cancer, alzheimers; heart; bone marrow, etc. Thus far, this is only a theory; the technology is still decades away.
Stem Cell Research & Human Cloning:
There is a possibility presently; for Clinical science to use Stem Cells from The Male; implant them into the Ovary of a Female; and produce "a precise Duplicate Of the Donor. This research is still in its' embryonic stage; but may be perfected in the not too distant future. Some Medical scientists believe that this break-through can be positively beneficial to the Medical community, for repairs or replacement of organs in the Human Body.
Some also fear that if this procedure is not monitored scruplously; their is a possibility that "Human Cloning" would be done in the future. The President and The US Senate strongly oppose this type of research at this time (Nov/26/2001)., for fear of what is likely to happen in the future. Incidentally, this Bill was unanimously passed in the House of Representatives, and is now left up to the Senate to debate and conclude on it.
Wednesday, January 02, 2002 (Part 2)
"Current Developments On The Above"
The BBC reported today (Dec/02/2002), that there has been a new breakthrough in Stem Cell Research. A litter of 'Piglets' have been successfully cloned; providing the "Genesis" for Useable or (non-rejected) organs for the Human Organism. It is the view in the Medical community; that this animal is best suited for the transfer of Organs to the Human Body, without rejection. Personally, I think that it is only a 'matter of time' before we hear of much more developments in this regard. I also believe that this is a good start in the right direction; because if we as Humans; use Pigs for food consumption, why not use it for Organ Replacement. (I think that this would be more beneficial) when used in this way.
I am also eager to hear what Vegetarians; Hindus, and Animal Preservationists have to say about this.
January 30, 2002 (Part 3).
The Bundestag or (German Parliament):
Today in the German Parliament; there was some heated debates on the issue of 'Whether Germany Should Indulge In Experiments On Human Stem Cells or Not; following this was the contention of the 'Ethical commission' in Germany that such experiments should not be taken lightly; considering our infamous history of Nazi clinical experiments on Jews, in an effort to support their view that The Aryan Race was superior. Thus far; importing Male Stem cells are only allowed to The Scientific Community; with familiar or specific lines; and are strickly monitored, and used for scientific research. However, scientists are still unable to produce skin tissue from this source, at this time.
Human Stem Cell Research (per se) is strictly prohibited in Germany.
Up-date:
Today (Dec/27/2002), CNN & the local news media reported that ‘A New Born Baby’ was successfully delivered via cloning. This revelation was given by an international ‘cult organization’ who are involved in this revolutionary genetic engineering technology.
"I Report, You Decide."
Derryck S. Griffith.
derryck1950@verzon.net
http://profiles.yahoo.com/derryckgrifith (Part 4):
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Title: House Approves a Stem Cell Research Bill Opposed by Bush
Source: NY Times
URL Source:
http://nytimes.com/2005/05/25/politics/25stem.html? hp&ex=1117080000&en=994c6b49e43dc0fb&ei=5094&part
Published: May 25, 2005
Author: SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Post Date: 2005-05-25 09:07:24 by Paul
4 Comments
May 25, 2005
House Approves a Stem Cell Research Bill Opposed by Bush
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
WASHINGTON, May 24 - The House passed a bill on Tuesday to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, defying a veto threat from President Bush, who appeared at the White House with babies and toddlers born of test-tube embryos and warned the measure "would take us across a critical ethical line."
The vote, 238 to 194 with 50 Republicans in favor, fell far short of the two-thirds majority required to overturn a presidential veto, setting up a possible showdown between Congress and Mr. Bush, who has never exercised his veto power. An identical bill has broad bipartisan support in the Senate; moments after the House vote, the Senate sponsors wrote to the Republican leader, Bill Frist, urging him to put it on the agenda.
The House action is the first vote on embryonic stem cell research since August 2001, when Mr. Bush opened the door to taxpayer financing for the studies, but only with strict limits. The new bill permits the government to pay for studies involving human embryos that are in frozen storage at fertility clinics, so long as couples conceiving the embryos certified that they had made a decision to discard them.
"The White House cannot ignore this vote," said the bill's chief Republican backer, Representative Michael N. Castle of Delaware, adding, "I'm elated."
But opponents also said they were elated. Representative Joseph R. Pitts, Republican of Pennsylvania, said: "I hate to lose, but I feel pretty good about this vote. We beat a veto-proof margin by 50 votes."
The big question now is what will happen in the Senate. Dr. Frist, a heart surgeon from Tennessee who supports the existing policy, is already facing intense pressure from conservatives over the issue of Mr. Bush's judicial nominees and does not seem eager to schedule a vote on stem cell research. He said last week that he wanted to check with his colleagues before doing so.
The House vote followed an impassioned lobbying campaign by advocates for patients, including Nancy Reagan. Mrs. Reagan, who became a strong backer of stem cell research as her husband struggled with Alzheimer's disease, telephoned fellow Republicans this week urging a yes vote, Mr. Castle said.
But Mr. Bush countered with a powerful one-two punch, throwing the full weight of the White House behind the opposition. On Friday, he issued a rare threat to veto the Castle bill. On Tuesday, just hours before the vote, he appeared in the East Room of the White House with families created by a rare but growing practice in which one couple donates its frozen embryos to another.
"The children here today remind us that there is no such thing as a spare embryo," Mr. Bush said, amid the squeals and coos of babies cradled in their mothers' arms. "Every embryo is unique and genetically complete, like every other human being. And each of us started out our life this way. These lives are not raw material to be exploited, but gifts."
The parents, who worked through a Christian adoption agency, applauded enthusiastically. When Mr. Bush said that "every human life is a precious gift of matchless love," a mother behind him on stage mouthed the word "Amen."
The White House event, on what conservative Christians and the president call an important "culture of life" issue, demonstrated just how far Mr. Bush is willing to assert himself on policy that goes to what he considers the moral heart of his presidency. In another sign of how important the issue is to conservatives, the House Republican leader, Tom DeLay of Texas, managed the opposition to the bill, also casting it in stark moral terms.
"An embryo is a person, a distinct internally directed, self-integrating human organism," Mr. DeLay said, adding, "We were all at one time embryos ourselves. So was Abraham. So was Muhammad. So was Jesus of Nazareth."
He went on: "The choice to protect a human embryo from federally funded destruction is not, ultimately, about the human embryo. It is about us, and our rejection of the treacherous notion that while all human lives are sacred, some are more sacred than others."
Human embryonic stem cells, isolated from human embryos for the first time in 1998, have the potential to grow into any cell or tissue in the body, and so hold great promise for treatment of disease. But the embryos are destroyed when the cells are extracted. So Mr. Bush, intending to discourage further embryo destruction, insisted in 2001 that federal financing be limited to studies of those stem cell colonies, or lines, that had already been created.
Instead, Mr. Bush is promoting research on adult stem cells, which are drawn from bone marrow and blood, including umbilical cord blood, and have narrower implications for medicine than embryonic stem cells. On Tuesday, the House voted 431 to 1 to approve a measure that would create umbilical cord blood banks to advance adult stem cell research.
But it was the embryonic stem cell debate that inflamed the passions of the House, sounding at various times like a lesson in cell biology, a theological discourse and a personal confessional. Lawmaker after lawmaker came to the House well to recount struggles with conscience and searing personal experiences with death and disease.
Representative Jim Langevin, Democrat of Rhode Island, rolled to the microphone in his motorized wheelchair to speak of his spinal cord injury, which he said could be helped by the research. Representative Jo Ann Emerson, Republican of Missouri, told of a young man named Cody, who had been paralyzed in a car accident at age 16 and asked her to rethink her opposition to embryonic stem cell studies.
"I later wrote a note to Cody's family telling them that even after hearing his story, I couldn't do as he asked," Ms. Emerson said, "and I have regretted writing that letter ever since."
But for every supporter with a compelling personal tale, there was an opponent like Representative Dan Lungren, Republican of California, whose brother has Parkinson's disease. "I've learned a lot of things from my brother," Mr. Lungren said, "But one of the things I learned most is that there is a difference between right and wrong."
The backers of the Senate measure, Senators Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, and Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, have scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to demand quick action. "I don't understand why Mr. Bush is doing this," Mr. Harkin said, adding, "I wish he would refrain from drawing lines in the sand."
Elisabeth Bumiller contributed reporting for this article.
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Comment:
An embryo is a person, a distinct internally directed, self-integrating human organism," Mr. DeLay said, adding, "We were all at one time embryos ourselves. So was Abraham. So was Muhammad. So was Jesus of Nazareth."
Derryck S. Griffith.
Political Educator & Advocate;
http://profiles.yahoo.com/derryckgrifithHello!
It is indeed remarkable how reality can do strange things to some people, while others prefer to bury their heads in the sand.
President George W. bush has convincingly shown how backward and ignorant he is about modern science, and it's affect on medicine internationally. While the developed world is pressing for further scientific developments into ways for combating diseases and other ills. George W. Bush prefers to hold on to religious convictions, that hinder such developments and progress.
I often wonder if he or any member had a debilitating disease, if he would have held the same views?
If you cannot stand the waves Mr. Bush, get off the ship!
Om Shanti.
Derryck S. Griffith.
Political Educator & Advocate.
http://profiles.yahoo.com/derryckgrifith
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