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...essay in First Things. "[Abortion involves] ... private individuals whom the state has decided not to restrain. One may argue (as many do) that the society has a moral obligation to restrain. That moral obligation may weigh heavily upon the voter, and upon the legislator who enacts the laws; but a judge, I think, bears no moral guilt for the laws society has failed to enact," he wrote. "Thus, my difficulty with Roe v. Wade is a legal rather than a moral one ... [I]f a state were to permit abortion on demand, I would - and could in good conscience - vote...
...including former president George W. Bush, is against stem-cell research. It's embryonic-stem-cell research that's debatable. The Bush Administration's stem-cell restrictions were a result of Bush's courage to enact policies that reflected his belief (shared by many) that life begins at conception. It's because of these restrictions that scientists discovered the exciting potential of other types of stem cells. Diann Claassen, TEMPERANCE, MICH...
...including former President George W. Bush, is against stem-cell research. It's embryonic-stem-cell research that's debatable. The so-called dark days of the Bush Administration's stem-cell restrictions were a result of our former President's courage to enact policies that reflected his belief (shared by many) that life begins at conception. It's because of these restrictions that scientists discovered the exciting potential of other types of stem cells. Diann Claassen, TEMPERANCE, MICH...
...France Every Country for Itself? Detroit's automakers aren't the only ones getting a helping hand. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed loans of $3.9 billion each to Peugeot Citroën and Renault in exchange for promises that the companies won't enact layoffs in France. The proposal drew charges of protectionism from other E.U. members, who say the plan could force the carmakers to cut workers in other countries. Other recent E.U. auto-assistance deals...
These first steps, she said, are part of her larger initiative to bring new "transparency and accountability" to all financial sectors, enact "vigorous prosecution" of those who have "cheated investors" and modernize the entire U.S. regulatory system. (See the top 10 financial collapses...