Kerry, Edwards and his campaign aides frequently refer to Bush’s ban on stem cell research. While Bush’s policy dramatically restricts potential research, it does not ban it. Bush has allowed research on existing lines.
I love that word. Ban. What does it say to people? To me, something that is banned means that it’s illegal and disallowed. Is that the case with stem cell research?
Nope. Stem cell research is legal in this country. It is perfectly acceptable practice for private research and development agencies to research the potential that stem cells have in the area of curing or improving certain neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and spinal cord injuries.
The left like to attach the word “BANNED” to the practice of stem cell research because they are unhappy that President Bush has disallowed the funding for it to come out of the taxpayors pocket books. No federal funding for the research is allowed - - but that does not mean that the entire practice of it is banned.
Argue for or against the ethics of the practice, all you want. Even argue that Bush should allow federal funding for the practice of stem cell research. Fine. It’s a hot topic for debate these days. However, to say that it’s banned gives the impression that the Bush Administration has made the practice of stem cell research illegal in this country. It’s not.
As a matter of fact, this administration has invested $250 million in stem cell research, and allows it on certain, existing lines. It is restricted practice — but certainly not banned.
So why does the Kerry/Edwards camp frequently refer to it as banned? Because they want to mislead the American public into thinking that the Bush administration has blocked all avenues of potential research, growth and development in regards to it. They wish to lure the American public into thinking that President Bush wants you, or your loved one, to die from neurological disease - when stem cell research would have saved their life - - when, in fact - there is no positive proof that is even factual, at this point.
Either that, or they don’t know what the definition of ‘banned’ means.
About Stem Cells
NewsWeek article on Stem Cell Research
AAAS/ICS Stem Cell Report
Embryonic Stem Cell @ UW-Madison
2:26 pm on August 9th, 2004
Very important post here. Great education on what is really happening. Wordplay is very important and soundbyte platforms crumble under critical review. Have you ever noticed Kerry makes up his platform from yesterday’s news? For example: all the stuff he is saying about educating the public on terror is a rip off, almost verbatim, of Juval Aviv who made the media circuit two days ago. Kerry didn’t say anything about that until the day after Juval Aviv was all over the media. That’s just one example.
Back to the point of the post ::: sorry ::: I shared that because I don’t think they care about the words as long as they line up with yesterday’s headlines.
1:07 am on August 10th, 2004
I think what he actually did was ban Federal Money going into new stem cell research. But an average person can donate all they want to.
6:40 am on August 10th, 2004
Thank you for the foot work on this post! I gave you the credit and discussed this on my blog today!
6:53 am on August 10th, 2004
That’s exactly what he did, Jen. It’s not a ban on stem cell research - -it’s a restriction of federal funding.
6:54 am on August 10th, 2004
Hey, thanks Jennifer
4:27 pm on August 16th, 2004
Carnival of the Bush Bloggers 26
This is the twenty-sixth edition of the weekly Carnival of the Bush Bloggers. Here is what some Bush bloggers are writing about on their own sites: The Galvin Opinion says that Republicans need to be more aggressive in confronting…
4:30 pm on August 16th, 2004
Kerry needs to lift his ban on using Brain Cells
In a radio address this weekend, John Kerry said, “We’re going to lift the ban on stem cell research.”
Just one problem, genius… there is no ban on stem cell research.
1:44 pm on September 26th, 2004
But it doesn’t allow any new lines to be used for stem cell research. If we are going to use govt money for cancer, AIDS, etc., stem cell research should be included also….
1:11 pm on May 8th, 2005
thanks for this site. my teacher gave us a report on why its BANNED when it really isnt haha.. i cant wait till she shes this… bush rocks!!!!!!:lol:
8:36 pm on May 20th, 2005
President Bush is weak on fighting abortion, and weak on his abortion beliefs. He appointed a pro-abortion judge to the 164th District Court while governor of Texas. He nominated Alberto Gonzales, a pro-abort who wrote the Texas Supreme Court decision to allow a minor girl to have an abortion without her parent’s consent. Bush has said that he is pro-life except for in the case of incest or rape. How can you be pro-life with exception? It doesn’t make sense - you are either pro-life or you’re not. If we are able to rationalize a reason to kill the innocent, we have opened the door to further compromise.
7:46 pm on March 6th, 2006
The ban placed on stem cell research was made to keep the option of private funding alive. I believe Bush placed this “ban” as a way to keep everyone more or less happy…or at least not pissed off at him. Those who opposed the practice could sleep at night knowing that it had been obliterated and those who were for it could cling to the belief that it haden’t been completely abolished. Although i don’t necessarily hate (or like) Bush, I believe he placed the ban as a desperate measure froma desperate man to put one more controversy to rest. Little did he know that he would simply be sparking anehw ebate. While i’m neither completely for or totally against stem cell research and cloning, I believe that if it’s going to be banned it should be a full ban or no ban at all.
6:37 pm on April 17th, 2006
stem cells research should not be banned because it is a good thing to have in this world because if it is banned and a very important person is ill stem cells can improve the condition of the ill….