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I would like to apply two old sayings to cutting edge of technology issue of Embryonic Stem Cells “a picture is worth a thousand words”. The right to life proponents have used visual imagery in a very compelling and effective manor. They show a bright eyed blond little leagurer and say that his parents almost had him aborted. Equally as effective if not more so are the picture of a fetus with its head and limbs beginning to form. Well now its our turn. I suggest that we all carry around a picture of a human embryo after several days (see cover of Newsweek http://www.msnbc.com/news/594355.asp ). When the right to life proponents proclaim that these embryos are “little people”, ask them to show you some human features of the embryo. If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it’s a duck. But , it's really inverse so this saying that is applicable here. If he does not look like a baby and doesn’t sound like a baby, its not a baby. When my wife and I were busy seeing Senators and Represenatives, we had a very effective pitch. make three points, make them again and make them aagain . I suggest the three points should be:: 1) these fertilized eggs are going to be destroyed 2) human life begins in a woman’s womb 3) a photograph of an embryo with the challenge “show me the baby” If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it’s a duck. But , it's really inverse so this saying that is applicable here. If he does not look like a baby and doesn’t sound like a baby, its not a baby. The right to life proponents have used visual imagery in a very compelling and effective manor. They show a bright eyed blond little leagurer and say that his parnts almost had him aborted. Equally as effective if not more so are the picture of a fetus with its head and limbs beginning to form.. Well now its our turn. I suggest that we all carry around a picture of a human embryo after several days (see cover of Newsweek http://www.msnbc.com/news/594355.asp ). When the right to life proponents proclaim that these embryos are “little people”, ask them to show you some human features of the embryo. When my wife and I were busy seeing Senators and Represenatives, we had a very effective pitch. make three points, make them again and make them aagain . I suggest the three points should be:: 1) these fertilized eggs are going to be destroyed 2) human life begins in a woman’s womb 3) a photograph of an embryo with the challenge “show me the baby” ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn