Bush On Embryo Adoption & Ethical Stem Cell Research Video
Description: George Bush Discusses Embryo Adoption and Ethical Stem Cell Research Date: 5/24/2005 Length: 7.82 minutes. Public domain video. The rapid advance of science presents us with the hope of eventual cures for terrible diseases, and with profound moral and ethical dilemmas. The decisions we make today will have far-reaching consequences. So we must aggressively move forward with medical research, while also maintaining the highest ethical standards. Research on stem cells derived from human embryos may offer great promise, but the way those cells are derived today destroys the embryo. I share the hope of millions of Americans who desperately want to find treatments and cures for terrible diseases such as juvenile diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. That is why my administration completing — completed the doubling of the NIH budget to $29 billion a year, to encourage research. I also made available for the first time federal funds for embryonic stem cell research in order to explore the potential of these cells. But I also recognize the grave moral issues at stake. So, in August 2000 first — 2001, I set forward a policy to advance stem cell research in a responsible way by funding research on stem cell lines derived only from embryos that had already been destroyed. This policy set a clear standard: We should not use public money to support the further destruction of human life. Under this policy we have supported a great deal of ethical research. About 600 shipments of eligible stem cell lines are already being used by researchers across the country, and over 3,000 more shipments are still available. We’ve increased funding for all forms of stem cell research by more than 80 percent since I took office. A tremendous amount of both public and private research is underway in America on embryonic, as well as adult stem cells, and stem cells from umbilical cord blood. Today the House of Representatives is considering a bill that violates the clear standard I set four years ago. This bill would take us across a critical ethical line by creating new incentives for the ongoing destruction of emerging human life. Crossing this line would be a great mistake. Even now researchers are exploring alternative sources of stem cells, such as adult bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, as well as different ethical ways of getting the same kind of cells now taken from embryos without violating human life or dignity. With the right policies and the right techniques, we can pursue scientific progress while still fulfilling our moral duties. I want to thank Nightlight Christian Adoptions for their good work. Nightlight’s embryo adoption program has now matched over 200 biological parents with about 140 adoptive families, resulting in the birth of 81 children so far, with more on the way. The children here today remind us that there is no such thing as a spare embryo. Every embryo is unique and genetically complete, like every other human being. And each of us started out our life this way. These lives are not raw material to be exploited, but gifts. And I commend each of the families here today for accepting the gift of these children and offering them the gift of your love. Thank you for coming today. By the way, we’re having a little birthday gathering just in a second for Tanner and Noelle. You all are invited to partake in a little birthday cake. In the meantime, may God bless you and your families, and may God continue to bless our country. Thank you.
Duration : 0:7:49
Tags: adoption, adult, blastocyst, cell, cells, cloning, embryo, embryonic, ESC, ethics, nuclear, research, SCNT, stem, therapeutic, transfer
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
adult stem cells …
adult stem cells can’t differentiate into any human cell, only embryonic stem cells can. and wouldn’t you rather use embryos from fertility clinics for something good, rather than just throw them away?
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
You people are sad …
You people are sad I’m thinking about stem cells and I came acrossed a website that help people with problems,they safed a boy that sure would have died because he couldn’t eat and he kept having seizures every 2 mins.And then got to a point he couldn’t even eat and they gave him stem cells and it saved his life,so stop being an about it!!!!!
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
My wife and I are …
My wife and I are looking to find a Christian home or homes in the USA or other western nations for our 5 frozen embryos…………..We live in NC USA…………..If your interested email us..
The embryos are Caucasian……………….
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
The people testing …
The people testing on embyos don’t care about saving lives, curing diseases, etc. They want to find ways to make more money. It’s all about money. Are you people fools? People now kill newborn babies with their bare hands for money.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Bravo for spending …
Bravo for spending money on ADULT STEM CELL research… people who, alive, have the wherewithal to choose whether you use their cells or not. No experimentation on human fetal tissue or fetuses! Stop mad-scientist/Pharma! Go with the REAL scientists who use ADULT STEM CELLS and SAVE LIVES!
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
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TheFutureIsAtomsound - all have sinned and fall short, every now and again, of the glory of Yahweh. Commenting on the actual substance of the address - proof that those embryos ARE human - to be treated as the 81 children (at the time of this video) who live now - UNEXPERIMENTED UPON and ALIVE. Adult stem cells work (amazing technology). Embryonic stem cells don’t even work!
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
lol george bush …
lol george bush giving a speech about ethics… need i say more…
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
buddybleau, could …
buddybleau, could you please tell everyone about Gregor Mendel?
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
This is the effect …
This is the effect religion has on science. Religion has always hindered progress in science. Everytime science discovers something profound, guess what? There goes another miracle down the drain.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
there is no such …
there is no such thing as an ‘abortionist’first of all, second, that is a fallacious argument because that question has already been answered, They are not alive! They don’t draw a breath they don’t eat think believe, they don’t do anything. All of that is done by the mother.Nobody ‘beleives’ in abortion, its a hard fact of life. You seem to think people WANT abortions. They are traumatic and painful in many ways. Thats like saying people want root canals!
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
nextformer, you ask …
nextformer, you ask, “Where’s proof that an unborn fetus, less than a month old is even alive?” You should ask that question to the nation’s abortionists, who make a very profitable living killing the very same fetuses that you question are even alive.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Wheres proof that …
Wheres proof that an unborn fetus, less than a month old is even alive? Fertility clinics presently have thousand of fertilized eggs from families that do not want anymore children. There is no abortion involved and these eggs are being thrown away cells that have never been used! Sanctity of life only applies to unborn fetuses and children, but once your eighteen you don’t matter? Whats sacred about that?
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
nextformer, Adult …
nextformer, Adult Stem Cell Research has shown more promise and results than Embryonic Stem Cell Research, due in part, that Adult Stem Cells are easier to control. There is no need to murder the unborn.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
nextformer, …
nextformer, destroying human lives and using their bodies for research is worthy of Dr. Mengele.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
The Bush …
The Bush administration Hold back the progress of our species. There is no scientific advisory board in his administration! He hires his own experts that agree with his pre-concieved notions of reality. This must stop, How much further would we be if science were allowed to develop naturally, especially in a world exceedingly driven by science more and more everyday. All life is sacred-until you reach an age of maturity, then your fodder for war.yea, sacred.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
It is absurd that …
It is absurd that scientific progress is blocked in this country. He talks about medical research that can save lives, but refuses to let scientists do it. The percentage of couples that need in-utero fertilization is fairly small compared to the unused embryos that get thrown away everyday!! That means these embryos could be used to save countless adult lives which otherwise, would suffer endlesly. It is amoral to influence political decisions based on a fundamentalist, religious views
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Isn’t refusing to …
Isn’t refusing to cure disabling diseases that can lead to death the same?
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
President Bush is a …
President Bush is a great president and I support him 110%. He is a great president and an even better American. This war is not baseless.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
gordonlipper, when …
gordonlipper, when you destroy human life, it is a crime.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Bush says “we …
Bush says “we should not use public money to destroy human life”. He should be the last person to say this…
We, tax payers, fund a baseless war which resulted in many deaths in Iraq.
Embryonic stem cells offer much more potential than adult stem cells to cure very serious diseases that have been torturing millions of people.
Would he do the same if he or his children were diabetic????
These embryos are not human beings with senses yet; hence this research is not a crime.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
lol i like bush but …
lol i like bush but 2001st? hahaha
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
George Bush “we …
George Bush “we should not use public money to support the further destruction if Human life”… HA!
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
There is one Slava. …
There is one Slava. The Supreme Court.
Roe vs. Wade for example.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
they should make an …
they should make an abortion court
January 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
i think there is no …
i think there is no start or end to personhood, I think it exists in varying degrees, I think the question should be weather the unborn child suffers or not, and how the mother feels about the process