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"Science and ethics finally fell in love, in other words, and Obama seems to have fallen asleep during the kiss."
These are the words of an insightful, yet witty column in the Washington Post by syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker. The column questions the wisdom of the President's missed opportunity to unite the nation around research that is both groundbreaking and ethical, and gives the nation a heads up that the executive order is not limited to stem cells lines from so-called "left-over embryos."
* Read the column, and leave a comment for Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker:
Behind the Cell Curve
Why Is the President Ignoring a Scientific Gift?
* The New York Times recognizes that NIH can (and likely will) include stem cell lines obtained from human embryos created solely for the purpose of destroying them for research via human embryo cloning (which they carefully refer to as "somatic cell nuclear transfer"):
NYT Editorial: The Rules on Stem Cells
* The NY Times has exposed the clone and kill strategy (above) -- Learn the code words:
BDF Fact Sheet: Is SCNT really Human Cloning?
* Educate yourself about the facts that the President ignored:
BDF Fact Sheet on Embryo Exploitive Executive Order
Stay tuned for information on upcoming efforts by Congress to codify the Obama executive order into federal law, and to repeal the Dickey-Wicker amendment's ban on using tax dollars to directly destroy human embryos for experimentation. . . Unlike the executive order, citizens will have the opportunity to engage in the democratic process regarding these extreme efforts.
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 Last week, the Obama administration officially declared plans to rescind--get rid of--a healthcare conscience-protecting regulation.
The administration has, as required by law, called for public comment on the proposed plan to get rid of the conscience-protecting regulation, with a deadline of April 9, 2009.
Bioethics Defense Fund is one of the organizations in the Freedom2Care Coalition formed to defend the conscience rights of health care professionals and students. Professionals dedicated to serving the well-being of patients should never be discriminated against for their respect for every human life.
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS and PRO-LIFE CITIZENS: You have a vitally important opportunity to immediately send a public comment to prevent a critical loss of access to healthcare professionals who are being systematically pressured to violate their consciences.
- Go to www.Freedom2Care.com to learn more and to send your comment to the administration. Your voice makes a difference.
- Read BDF's 2008 letter that supported the Bush administration's adoption of the conscience-protecting regulation that the Obama administration may rescind after the 30 day public comment period.
Watch a video message from USCCB President Cardinal George who explains that "respect for personal conscience. . . ensures our basic freedom from government oppression."
And Don't Forget to SEND YOUR MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT. |
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From live interactive presentations at venues such as Stanford Law School (on human cloning and embryo research) to the Mayo Clinic (on healthcare rights of conscience), BDF President and General Counsel Nikolas T. Nikas is furthering the educational mission of Bioethics Defense Fund.
BDF's public education mission is also furthered by providing life-affirming positions in the media, including the cover story of the DC Bar Journal entitled "Stem Cells: The Changing Legal Environment," featuring quotes and background information by BDF senior counsel Dorinda Bordlee and BDF's science advisor, Dr. Maureen Condic.
Thank you for helping BDF use the power of the law to advocate for the protection of every member of the human family.
Bioethics Defense Fund: Human Rights from Beginning to End
www.BDFund.org
Bioethics Defense Fund is a 501(c)(3) public interest legal organization dedicated to advocating against the human rights violations of abortion, human cloning/destructive human embryo experimentation, and euthanasia through litigation, legislation and public education.
Media Contact:
Dorinda C. Bordlee
Vice President, Senior Counsel
dbordlee@bdfund.org
504-231-7234
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March 17, 2009
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Nikolas T. Nikas
President and General Counsel
Media Contact:
Dorinda C. Bordlee
Vice President, Senior Counsel
dbordlee@bdfund.org
(504) 231-7234
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