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Bush talk ethics lately? How about this: “I will not allow our nation to cross this moral line.” ‘This’ is a Senate-backed bill to increase federal funding for stem-cell research. It allows funded researchers to use days-old human embryos that would otherwise be rejected by fertility clinics. The notion is that these embryos will provide cells that can grow into bones, nerves and tissue. Stem-cellers say they can use this to repair ailing bodies, and also to ward off diseases. Bush used his right to veto and k-o-ed the bill on July 19, 2006, a day after the Senate passed it. He says: Can’t kill life (in the embryos) to save life.
It was the first time Bush used his right to veto though he has threatened to do so 141 times in the past. Stem-cell research is popular in the US where it is seen as possible cure to diseases like Parkinson’s (which killed Ronald Reagan), Alzheimer’s, spinal cord injuries et al. But, conservatives won’t have any of it. Says House Majority leader John Boehner, “The notion that embryonic stem-cell research relies on ‘spare embryos’ that have no value beyond medical research possibilities is tragically & deceptively wrong.”
The bill is largely supported by eminent personalities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Republican governor of California, Bill Frist (majority leader in the Senate – seen by some as a candidate in 2008 presidential elections – and coincidentally, also a certified doctor), and Nancy Reagan, Reagan’s widow. But even Republicans, who are largely anti-abortion, are divided on stem-cell research. Britain has a law to encourage embryonic stem-cell research, while countries like Canada and New Zealand have passed a charter to fund it. Clearly, it is disappointing that some conservatives in the US are nixing stemcell research, which can hugely help humans. It’s time that the extreme rightwing in the US learnt where to actually “draw the moral line”. Bush remains a hilarious contradiction, who has rarely displayed concern for life in other areas (like Iraq, for instance). He may be overcorrecting himself. On the other hand, he may be letting people die. Again.
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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006, Editor - Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri
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George continues to surprise...
Heard George
Bush talk ethics lately? How about this: “I will not allow our nation to cross this moral line.” ‘This’ is a Senate-backed bill to increase federal funding for stem-cell research. It allows funded researchers to use days-old human embryos that would otherwise be rejected by fertility clinics. The notion is that these embryos will provide cells that can grow into bones, nerves and tissue. Stem-cellers say they can use this to repair ailing bodies, and also to ward off diseases. Bush used his right to veto and k-o-ed the bill on July 19, 2006, a day after the Senate passed it. He says: Can’t kill life (in the embryos) to save life.It was the first time Bush used his right to veto though he has threatened to do so 141 times in the past. Stem-cell research is popular in the US where it is seen as possible cure to diseases like Parkinson’s (which killed Ronald Reagan), Alzheimer’s, spinal cord injuries et al. But, conservatives won’t have any of it. Says House Majority leader John Boehner, “The notion that embryonic stem-cell research relies on ‘spare embryos’ that have no value beyond medical research possibilities is tragically & deceptively wrong.”
The bill is largely supported by eminent personalities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Republican governor of California, Bill Frist (majority leader in the Senate – seen by some as a candidate in 2008 presidential elections – and coincidentally, also a certified doctor), and Nancy Reagan, Reagan’s widow. But even Republicans, who are largely anti-abortion, are divided on stem-cell research. Britain has a law to encourage embryonic stem-cell research, while countries like Canada and New Zealand have passed a charter to fund it. Clearly, it is disappointing that some conservatives in the US are nixing stemcell research, which can hugely help humans. It’s time that the extreme rightwing in the US learnt where to actually “draw the moral line”. Bush remains a hilarious contradiction, who has rarely displayed concern for life in other areas (like Iraq, for instance). He may be overcorrecting himself. On the other hand, he may be letting people die. Again.
For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006, Editor - Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri
For More IIPM Info, Visit below...
IIPM Management Courses ! IIPM Centers ! IIPM World ! IIPM Rank ! Management School ! IIPM Rank India ! IIPM Education !
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