Word: Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act
March 13, 2009 at 12:11 pm by Scott Henry in Word/FoundSen. Preston Smith
The Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act, which passed the state Senate last week, would outlaw the creation of human embryos for the purposes of stem cell research linked to treating Alzheimer’s disease and other degenerative neurological disorders.
“I am absolutely opposed to creating embryos to cure a disease.”
— Gov. Sonny Perdue, quoted March 10 by the Associated Press
“Human cloning efforts could possibly lead to embryo farms, shades of movies such as The Island, where humans are cloned for their body parts.”
— Daniel Becker, president of Georgia Right to Life, in a March 10 AJC op-ed
“I don’t believe in the destruction of human life in the interests of science. … I don’t think it was right when Dr. [Josef] Mengele did it.”
— State Sen. Preston Smith, R-Rome, during the Senate debate
“At exactly the time the president of the United States has said he’s putting science above politics, we’re sending the unmistakable message that Georgia is anti-science.”
— State Sen. David Adelman, D-Decatur, during the Senate debate
(Photo courtesy Sen. Preston Smith)
March 13th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Senator Smith … Dr. Mengele? You should be embarrassed. As a state, we should be embarrassed that our governor is also spinning this statement into a fear-mongering tactic by implying that the bill is about creating embryos with the sole purpose of destroying them. I would ask anyone who really wants to learn about it to research this bill and understand what it is really about, which is fertility treatment and embryos. Then talk to a family who has gone through this.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
The GA Legislature is positioning the state to be at the cutting edge of eighteenth century medical research.