Virginia Foxx: “constituents throughout my district have been contacting my office in opposition to using embryonic stem cells for…”

“constituents throughout my district have been contacting my office in opposition to using embryonic stem cells for research purposes. They join me today in applauding the President's veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. As stewards of hardworking Americans' tax dollars, we cannot ask our constituents to fund the killing of human embryos. It is imperative that we do all we can to protect the most vulnerable members of our society, the unborn. Embyronic stem cells have been available for research for nearly 5 years, and during that time research on those stem cells has produced nothing and cured no one. In the meantime, ethical biomedical treatment not derived from embryos, like that at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in my district, has helped cure over 70 diseases. In this time of incredible medical advances, unethical research is unnecessary and desecrates the sanctity of human life. ____________________”