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October 12, 2004
Indecency Watch -- Using Reeve's death
Well, speculation about when members of the ABB crowd would start cheerfully using the tragic death of Christopher Reeve as a political event is over. Patti Davis, whom we all know is a research scientist of international reknown, weighs in
I wonder if President Bush could look into the eyes of Christopher Reeve’s family and tell them that it’s because he values life so deeply that he is preserving clusters of cells in freezers—cells that resulted from in-vitro fertilization and could be used for embryonic stem cell treatment—despite the fact that more people will die as a result of his decision. I wonder if he could stare into their grief and defend the fact that he has released only a few lines of stem cells—lines that are basically useless because they have been contaminated. Or brazenly point out that he has authorized funding for adult stem cells—which do not hold the same miraculous potential as embryonic stem cells.
Hmmm...must check with other members of the VRWZC and see who had today's date in the Ghoul Exploitation Pool.
Posted by Darleen at October 12, 2004 01:40 PM