Rush Limbaugh had some great commentary today on the politics of embryonic stem cell research. He spoke specifically about the left who support ESC research and their unwillingness to accept research that does not require the killing of innocent human life. As expected they are blowing off the recent report of amniotic fluid stem cells as irrelevant to the ESC research debate (they are supposed to vote on the ESC research funding bill this Thurs.). But it is entirely relevant when you consider that these amniotic fluid cells could possibly replace the need to create and destroy human embryos for research. Rush accurately points out the absurdity of their position as they claim to give hope to millions of Americans by backing unethical and unproven ESC research while they ignore the obvious advancements in adult, cord blood, and now amniotic fluid stem cell research.

Read or listen to Rush’s commentary here, here and here

“The real answer to the question is: Iif they give up, if the Democrats, the liberals ever give up on their push for embryonic stem cell research, what happens? By definition, it weakens their case for abortion, because to give in to the less wretched alternatives, such as adult stem cells or amniotic fluid stem cells, the Democrats are, in an implied way, conceding that we ought to try to limit the death option, and they thereby imply there’s something morally wrong with that kind of research — and they can’t do that. They cannot ever admit there’s anything morally wrong with embryonic stem cell research because in a then says there’s something morally wrong with abortion, and they will never, ever do that, and they will fight having to do that, regardless what research comes along.”