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I can reach the site with http://www.aclj.org then go to "On the Issues"on the left hand side, then under "Pro-life" click on Stem Cell Research, it's under the FAQ section. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: "parkinsn" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:54 AM Subject: Fw: Bush's executive order on personhood > I'm posting this again because a list member got a blank with > http://www.aclj.org > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "parkinsn" <[log in to unmask]> > Cc: "Don C. Reed" <[log in to unmask]>; "Diane Wyshak" > <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 12:01 PM > Subject: Bush's executive order on personhood > > >> Here is the info from the www.aclj.org site on helping the "decider": >> >> Tim from Missouri asks: >> >> Could the President issue an executive order or make a proclamation >> stating that personhood begins either at fertilization or chromosome >> alignment in order to help avert some of the problems that we have with >> stem cell research, abortion, and things like that? We've recognized >> personhood through things like the Fourteenth Amendment and Lincoln did >> it with the Emancipation Proclamation. >> >> Jay answers: The personhood issue is a very good one to consider. Walter >> Weber, from our office in Washington, DC, has written extensively on >> this, and this is one of the approaches we think needs to be taken in >> dealing with this issue: if you declare personhood to be at the time of >> conception, then constitutional guarantees begin at that time, including >> life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- and particularly here, >> life; it would also include due process rights. We think personhood does >> a lot in that regard, and that would be a good concept. When the >> President was sworn in, one of the first acts he did was to stop the >> funding of abortions overseas. The President since then, in very clear >> statements, has come out and made it very clear that he's opposed to any >> type of cloning, whether therapeutic or reproductive. I think his >> decision on stem cell research was also very measured and very correct, >> not allowing for new stem cell development, which would be creating life >> to destroy it. I think he's made a statement; and a Presidential >> proclamation in and of itself won't do the job, because it could still be >> declared unconstitutional by a court. So, what you want to see here is >> movement within the Capitol, and that's something we're working on. We >> don't have a quick answer to that, but as I said, we are working on it, >> and personhood is a good way to go. This life issue is critical, and as >> I've been reporting, Frank Manion from our Midwest office recently went >> to trial and won a major case involving the life issue, specifically the >> right of conscience. In that case, a nurse was fired because she refused >> to dispense the "morning-after" pill due to her religious beliefs. I >> believe the decision in that case is going to have gigantic >> ramifications. >> >> You can find more information on this or other topics related to your >> religious freedom on our "Issues Index" page. >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn