Would You Pay for Embryos to Die

Would you pay for embryos to die? Well, you might have to if the U.S. Congress has its way.

CitizenLink is reported that the U.S. Senate will vote on Tuesday to fund embryonic stem cell research, which many Christians consider to be the equivalent of murder.

"Embryonic stem-cell research is legal, but now Congress wants to use even more of your tax dollars to fund it. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate will begin debating S. 5, which would destroy human life and put a premium on human cloning. A vote is set for Wednesday. President Bush has said he will veto the bill," wrote Jennifer Mesko, associate editor, in the CitizenLink article.

“The passage of this bill would send the message that the U.S. Senate is willing to sacrifice the weakest and most vulnerable,” said Dawn Vargo, associate bioethics analyst for Focus on the Family Action. “An affirmative vote would say that senators care more about some scientists and special-interest groups who would like to see unproven research funded with federal dollars.”

CitizenLink encouraged its readers to contact their Senators and urge them to vote against using tax dollars for this research.

The bill in question, S. 5, is titled, "A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research" and is sponsored by Harry Reid of Nevada and 39 co-cosponsors, including would-be presidential candidates Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.

The bill is related to House bill H.R.3 and Senate bill S.997.