Human Embryos

By Richard Land - May 23, 2005 - comment

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote tomorrow, Tuesday, May 24, on H.R. 810, a bill to fund stem cell research that kills human embryos.

H.R. 810, sponsored by Reps. Michael Castle (R-De.) and Diana DeGette (D-Co.), would overturn the policy adopted by President Bush in 2001 that bars federal funding of research that would require killing human embryos.

The promoters of H.R. 810 argue that the bill will allow funding on research using human embryos, created by in vitro fertilization, who will “be discarded anyway.” However, these embryos do not need to be killed—they can be adopted or donated to other couples, and many are. There is no doubt that this is a bad bill, but what is even more troubling is that it is actually the first step toward the cloning of human embryos for stem cell research. After all, it is an easy next step from destroying embryos that are to be “discarded” to making clones of them that will also be destroyed.

If you agree that the government should not fund research that requires the killing of humans in their earliest stages of life, I hope you will call your congressman immediately to express your opposition to H.R. 810.

Just tell your congressman that you do not support the federal funding of research that destroys human embryos and that you want him or her to vote against H.R. 810.

You can call your congressman by dialing the Capitol switchboard at 202/225-3121. Just tell the operator which Congressional office you would like to call, and you will be connected.

Thank you for giving some of your valuable time to this crucial battle to save defenseless human beings from destruction. May God bless you.

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