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...should not be cloned to stock a medical junkyard of spare parts for experimentation," declared Tom DeLay. Those favoring Greenwood's more liberal guidelines warned of America becoming a theocracy, where a minority's conviction could block research to benefit millions. "If your religious beliefs will not let you accept a cure for your child's cancer, so be it," argued California Democrat Zoe Lofgren. "But do not expect the rest of America to let their loved ones suffer without cure...
...human life, worthy of protection, and any kind of research that entails destroying an embryo to harvest its cells is immoral, no matter how worthy the intent. It involves using people as means; it turns human life into a commodity and fosters a culture of dehumanization that we accept at our peril. "We have just enough time to ensure that we remain the masters of our technology," warned Henry Hyde, "not its products...
...wrong to create an embryo solely for the purpose of harvesting its cells, which can occur in some types of therapeutic cloning. That is the guideline stem-cell proponents are urging Bush to embrace and the one that made it impossible for many moderates, as well as conservatives, to accept the Greenwood proposal, which would violate...
...blame them? No one understands better than the Kennedys what it costs to go into politics. If they seize what has been held up as a birthright, they must also accept the diminishing, suffocating comparisons that come with walking in the footprints of giants. "They're all competing with icons and legends," says political consultant David Axelrod, who has worked with several of them. That is partly what is drawing them away from Massachusetts, where, as Patrick puts it, "whatever I did, I would be trampling on hallowed ground." But that's only the beginning of what it takes...
Consumer advocates say their best hope for enhanced regulation may be Medicaid, the government assistance for poor elderly that is widely used to pay for nursing homes. Forty states now allow Medicaid to be used for assisted living, but providers have been reluctant so far to accept the money. Their need to fill beds, however, has made them more receptive--and the change has caught the eye of federal lawmakers. Last week the Senate Special Committee on Aging brought together representatives from both the industry and consumer groups and asked them to agree on ways to improve care...