Louie Gohmert: “on the birthday of my daughter, Katy, who was born 8-10 weeks prematurely, but still lives and blesses my life. There…”

“on the birthday of my daughter, Katy, who was born 8-10 weeks prematurely, but still lives and blesses my life. There are so many well-meaning people who want to see others cured. We, everyone of us in this body, want that. We know that. It is being said that no one will be harmed by the use or destruction of human embryos that were going to be waste anyway. Dear friends, when you use the product of the callous mistreatment of life, even though you use sterilized gloves, you nonetheless are an accomplice after the fact in encouraging future such destruction and mistreatment--even though you have the very very best of intentions. How many times as a judge have I heard, ``But, I never meant to hurt anyone. I thought I was just helping.'' In the recent past, we lost a great American who had been injured in an accident and who encouraged the use of embryonic stem cells. That man had a heart as big as all outdoors and is an inspiration to so very many of us. His strength and courage and perseverance in the face of unsurmountable odds should be an encouragement for all who face adversity. He is quoted as saying something that others have said, but as a justification for embryonic stem cell usage--basically that we should be about doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people. That is the utilitarian way.…”