Bioetics Commission or Rubber Stamp for Culture of Death?
Pro-Life Leader Skeptical of Obama’s
Intentions for Bioethics Commission
Intentions for Bioethics Commission
FRONT ROYAL—Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International, today (4 December 2009) calls on the pro-life majority of Americans to pay close attention to the new Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues created by President Barack Obama.
"The debate over health care reform has opened many people's eyes to the true nature of President Obama's views on the value of human life," said Rev. Euteneuer. "His plummeting poll numbers are an indication that the more Americans see what he really thinks, the more concerned they are."
On December 2, 2009, President Obama created the new commission, appointing Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania to serve as chair and James W. Wagner, president of Emory University, to serve as vice chair. It is believed that the commission will eventually be composed of 13 members, but it is unclear when the other members will be appointed.
"Does anyone think that even one person on this commission will strongly represent the majority of Americans' pro-life views?" said Rev. Euteneuer. "We saw what the president thinks of bioethicists who disagree with him when he fired the previous presidential bioethics commission the day after they lodged a complaint about his policies."
"We already know what the president is going to do. He is going to find eleven utilitarians who will carefully furrow their scholarly brows as they tell us that we just have to get used to the idea that some lives aren't worth as much as others. Then he is going to find two 'pro-life Christians' or other religious types who provide religious-sounding rationalizations for this assault on life," said Rev. Euteneuer.
"Look at his advisors! Every one who has written on the relevant subjects is pro-abortion, pro-embryonic stem cell research, pro-euthanasia, pro-assisted suicide," said Rev. Euteneuer. “’Bioethicists’ like this strive to create a ‘Brave New World’ for the weakest and most vulnerable of those created in God’s image—those who doctors used to swear an oath to protect.”
"The debate over health care reform has opened many people's eyes to the true nature of President Obama's views on the value of human life," said Rev. Euteneuer. "His plummeting poll numbers are an indication that the more Americans see what he really thinks, the more concerned they are."
On December 2, 2009, President Obama created the new commission, appointing Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania to serve as chair and James W. Wagner, president of Emory University, to serve as vice chair. It is believed that the commission will eventually be composed of 13 members, but it is unclear when the other members will be appointed.
"Does anyone think that even one person on this commission will strongly represent the majority of Americans' pro-life views?" said Rev. Euteneuer. "We saw what the president thinks of bioethicists who disagree with him when he fired the previous presidential bioethics commission the day after they lodged a complaint about his policies."
"We already know what the president is going to do. He is going to find eleven utilitarians who will carefully furrow their scholarly brows as they tell us that we just have to get used to the idea that some lives aren't worth as much as others. Then he is going to find two 'pro-life Christians' or other religious types who provide religious-sounding rationalizations for this assault on life," said Rev. Euteneuer.
"Look at his advisors! Every one who has written on the relevant subjects is pro-abortion, pro-embryonic stem cell research, pro-euthanasia, pro-assisted suicide," said Rev. Euteneuer. “’Bioethicists’ like this strive to create a ‘Brave New World’ for the weakest and most vulnerable of those created in God’s image—those who doctors used to swear an oath to protect.”
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IMHO, a rubber stamp for Obama's "culture of death" agenda. I also think Fr. Euteneuer is being sarcastic about the 2 "pro-life Christians". They won't truly be pro-life as he points out & will be used to hide behind. They will be pro-life as much as VP Biden, Rep, Patrick Kennedy or Speaker Pelosi are good Catholics.
posted by Al @ 12:18 AM
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