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Contact: Michael Steel, Kevin Smith, Steve Forde, 202-225-4000; all with John Boehner's Office
WASHINGTON, Mar. 9 /Standard Newswire/ -- House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on President Obama's decision to allow taxpayer funding of human embryonic stem cell research:
"This decision runs counter to President Obama's promise to be a president for all Americans. For a third time in his young presidency, the President has rolled back important protections for innocent life, further dividing our nation at a time when we need greater unity to tackle the challenges before us. I fully support stem cell research, but I draw the line at taxpayer-funded research that requires the destruction of human embryos, and millions of Americans feel similarly. As we move forward, I am hopeful that the President will re-evaluate this and other controversial decisions that put government at odds with the sanctity of human life.
"Non-embryonic stem cell research is not only showing great promise in the laboratory, but its applications are already being used to treat scores of diseases and medical conditions. Indeed, science and respect for human life can coexist. Politicians in Washington would be well-served to recognize this fact before they ask taxpayers to subsidize the destruction of innocent human life simply to advance a particular agenda. Instead of asking taxpayers to pay for efforts that destroy life, Congress and the Administration should support bipartisan solutions like Rep. Randy Forbes' Patients First Act, which would promote stem cell research that is actually getting results."
NOTE: The Administration last week announced its intention to rescind a federal rule that protects medical providers who, for religious or moral reasons, decline to perform abortions - a move that could force the closure of Catholic hospitals and other faith-based health care facilities throughout the country. This controversial move follows its decision just days after the President's inauguration to repeal the Mexico City Policy that prevented taxpayer dollars from being used to fund overseas abortions.
