First Lady Bashes Kerry Stem Cell Stance

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Guardian snip:

Tuesday August 10, 2004 2:16 PM

By RON FOURNIER
AP Political Writer

LANGHORNE, Pa. (AP) - First lady Laura Bush, defending her husband's policy on embryonic stem cell research, accuses proponents of overstating the potential for medical breakthroughs and says it is ``ridiculous'' for John Kerry to claim the president has banned the research.

``We don't even know that stem cell research will provide cures for anything - much less that it's very close'' to yielding major advances, she said Monday.

Her remarks came on the third anniversary of Bush's decision to limit federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to the 78 stem cell lines in existence on Aug. 9, 2001.

Religious groups oppose the scientific work in which culling of stem cells kill the embryos, equating that with abortion. They did not want Bush to be the first president to fund the research - even with limits.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4406535,00.html

[amber dog democrat]

1. as IF she is qualified to weigh in on this?

Pickles is NOT anyone's friend. Has anyone ever heard her voice in recorded snippets. She kind of drones in an abrasive way. This is the kind of thing that has me turning down the volume until she is done. I do it with the Chimp too but all he says is lies anyway.

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2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=739286