Researchers Extract Embryonic Stem Cells From Amniotic Fluid
Researchers at Wake Forest University and Harvard University have extracted embryonic stem cells from the amniotic fluid of pregnant women. These cells hold much the same promise as embryonic stem cells -- WITHOUT KILLING the human embryo and fetus! (CNN article here.)
While this discovery could possibly avoid the controversy over destroying embryos for research, it's unlikely this will satisfy Democrats (A.K.A Liberals) for whom Abortion-On-Demand is a key element in their liberal agenda and programs. Democrats (Liberals) like Pelosi won't let a little thing like the existence of embryonic stem cells in amniotic fluid stop their ongoing efforts to force tax payer funding and government support for the destruction of living human embryos!
We already see the efforts to downplay these findings with arguments like: "...scientists still don't know exactly how many different cell types [are contained in amniotic fluid]...", or "...but they may not do as many tricks as embryonic stem cells...", and "...[while] they are fascinating subjects of study in their own right, they are not a substitute for human embryonic stem cells, which allow scientists to address a host of other interesting questions in early human development." (Apparently Democrats still need those aborted human fetuses for those "tricks" and "interesting questions"!)
Democrats continue to ignore the fact that President Bush supported the use of taxpayer funding for existing lines of embryonic stems cells, for umbilical stem cell research, and stem cell research from other sources -- just not from the destruction of human embryos! Democrats continue to ignore the fact that universities, research organizations, companies, and others are free to conduct embryonic stem cell research using private or non-taxpayer funding. Democrats continue to ignore the fact that Europe, Asia, and other countries are free to conduct embryonic stem cell research! Democrats continue to ignore the fact that their liberal supporters are free to contribute as much of their own money as they choose to embryonic stem cell research -- most likely as a tax exempt contribution -- which is amounts to taxpayer funded support, just without the money going through the IRS and Congress. Democrats continue to ignore the fact that much of the promising research involves adult stem cells and not embryonic stem cells.
Democrats won't acknowledge these or other facts because to do so would eliminate their touted use for all of those aborted fetuses created by their Abortion-On-Demand programs. And, Abortion-On-Demand is essential to the Liberal's (Democrat supported and enabled) free-sex-anything-goes lifestyle, their liberal agenda, their crusade against Christians, their support for activist law-giver judges who disregard our Constitution, and for their own religion of Liberalism!
In order to maintain support for the liberal agenda, Democrats must continue their disregard for human embryos and continue to make the American people believe human embryos are not really "life", but rather just "things" and "commodities" -- to be bought, sold, destroyed, and used in any manner that suits their own views.
To do otherwise could jeopardize the Democrat's own liberal agenda!
AAR
