As many Christians expected, President Barack Obama has opened the
proverbial "Pandora's Box" even further when it comes to
embryonic stem cell
research.

According to a 04-23-09 New York Times article entitled "Stem Cell
Compromise", while he has not completely fulfilled his campaign pledge
regarding the technique known as "therapeutic cloning", nevertheless, the
Obama administration has now made it possible for federal financing to be
made available for embryonic stem cell research which involves using embryos
which have been discarded by fertility clinics. However, certain strict
rules have been put in place in order to safeguard against abuse.

I do use that word "abuse" hesitantly, because just the fact that they are
destroying unwanted embryos, in order to obtain their stem cells, is in fact
abuse, and a hideous form of abuse at that.

Aside from the fact that Obama has now opened the door further, what
concerns me is that the president may possibly be playing it shrewd here. In
other words, it is possible that Obama may have decided to open the door a
little at a time, rather than in one big public rush, so as not to raise the
ire of pro-life advocates any more than he really needs to. In short, while
federally-financed "therapeutic cloning" is still a no-go at this current
time, will it still be a few years from now? When he thinks that no one is
looking, will Obama slowly loosen his administration's current position
regarding "therapeutic cloning", and begin to provide federal funding for
it?

In my view, the fact that Obama has opened the door further at all is a
tragedy. I have plainly stated my position regarding embryonic stem cell
research in my articles. Such science demonstrates a total lack of respect
for the sanctity of human life, regardless of its stage of development.
Human life, and embryos, are not a commodity, or a biological product; they
are a creation of God Himself. Thus, embryonic stem cell research is
immoral, unethical, and ungodly. It is in fact, playing "God",
and we humans
have no right to do this.

As I point out in my series regarding this issue, it is a well known fact
that adult stem cell research, which is already being used in positive ways,
is not hindered by these moral and emotional issues, because it does not
involve destroying days-old embryos.

You can access the full New York Times article at the following link:

www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23thu2.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

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