Wednesday, June 20, 2007

"Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill"

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/washington/20cnd-stem.html?hp
"WASHINGTON, June 20 — President Bush vetoed a measure promoting embryonic stem cell research today, as he had promised to do, declaring that the bill would have disregarded the sanctity of human life..."

With every day that goes by, it's harder and harder not to be a hardened cynic...disregard the sanctity of life? That is SO ass-backwards. The disregard for the sanctity of life is letting sick people die when they could possibly be saved...it's completely hypocritical: save fetuses so that once they're old enough to appreciate being alive, they are destroyed? Die early, or die later...either way it's a disregard. Not only that, but when someone like Kevorkian has some empathy and cares about how people feel...HE is sent to prison.If Bush was diagnosed with a disease (other than sheer ignorance), how soon do you think he'd change his mind about stem cell research crossing a moral line?

It's impossible not to get frustrated and just plain sad! Any suggestions??