The facts are:
*Bush delivered the first funding ever for embryonic stem cell research. A pretty new science at that point. The cells he approved funding for were there thanks to Clinton.
*Bush DID ban did restrict research. He bowed down to the Religious Right and put a limit on the already existing lines from the Clinton Administration.
*It is accurate to say that Bush limited not only the monetary resources for this science, but the actual stem cells themselves.
*Bush approved what he did, with none being approved before, because it is a NEW SCIENCE.
John Kerry was right.
Linda
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Originally Posted by Jolie Rouge
Embryonic Stem Cell Misinformation
John Kerry has made a repeated effort to mislead the press and the public on the reality of the new federal funding for stem cell research that the President announced in August 2001. Both Kerry and Edwards have repeatedly referred to the President's policy as a "ban" on stem cell research.
Numerous media outlets have adopted their language, referring to the President's new funding as a ban, or saying that the President took steps to limit federal funding without mentioning that the President announced the first ever federal funding of stem cell research. These characterizations are inaccurate or incomplete, and misinform the public on the reality of the policy.
The Facts Are:
** President Bush delivered the first funding ever for embryonic stem cell research. Prior to the President's announcement of new funding, federal funding of embryonic stem cell research was $0.
** The President's announcement did not ban, limit or restrict stem cell research.
** It is inaccurate to say the President "limited federal funding" of stem cell research, as such funding did not exist to limit. This language misleads voters to believe that the President put restrictions on existing federal funding.
** The President did announce the first ever federal funding of stem cell research with ethical requirements on which stem cell lines are funded.
The new federal funding that the President announced did not include funds to research stem cell lines from embryos that had not already been destroyed.
John Kerry's Effort To Mislead On Stem Cell Research:
Kerry: "Three Years Ago, The President Enacted A Far-Reaching Ban On Stem Cell Research." KERRY: "Three years ago, the President enacted a far-reaching ban on stem cell research, shutting down some of the most promising work to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes, AIDS and so many other life-threatening diseases." (Sen. John Kerry, Democratic Response To The President's Weekly Radio Address, 8/7/04)
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