Devil In Detail: Using Embryos From Aborted Baby Girls
“Senator Patterson’s Bill has tested the boundaries of common decency and humanity. This Bill not only seeks to erode respect for life but also, will permit scientists to create human embryos where one of the parents is an aborted human foetus. The devil is certainly in the detail of this Bill”, said Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes today.
“It is beyond comprehension that this proposal has not yet been rejected for the abhorrent breach of human rights that it entails.”
“From the outset, I have agitated for an outright rejection of this Bill. And, I will continue to make a stand against this Bill. I have also said that this Bill will facilitate the killing of eggs and babies of aborted baby mothers. No one in their right mind could support this provision, a provision that clearly undermines the sanctity of life.”
“Now a Liberal Federal member of the House of Representatives, Michael Ferguson, is presenting an amendment outlawing the use of aborted baby girl’s eggs to be fertilized then destroyed. Former Deputy Primer Minister John Anderson supports the amendment. For what it is worth, I commend this amendment wholeheartedly. It is hoped that Members of the House of Representatives will follow suit and support Mr Ferguson’s amendment.”
“Senator Patterson’s Bill will soon have to go back to the Senate which only passed it by one vote, and its passing is no means certain. How can the consciences of Members of Parliament that vote for this ‘inhuman’ bill not be seared by the indictment it presents on human life, especially when proven and sound technology currently exists for using adult stem cells?”
The Senate passed Senator Patterson’s ‘inhuman’ bill on Tuesday 7th November 2006 by 34 to 32 votes. The House of Representatives is currently debating the bill with a final result due any day now.
“I urge all those who care about human life to contact the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader, to urge them to support Mr Ferguson’s amendment and to pray for an outcome in favour of human life”, said Dr Gordon Moyes.
PLEASE CONTACT THESE TWO LEADERS
The Hon. John Howard, Prime Minister, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6277 7700 Fax: 02 6273 4100 Email: go to http://www.pm.gov.au/email.cfm
Mr. Kevin Rudd MP, Leader of the Opposition, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6277 4941 Fax: 02 6277 8508 Email: Kevin.Rudd.MP@aph.gov.au
AND CONTACT YOUR OWN MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
To find out who your local member of the House of Representatives is, contact the Australian Electoral Commission on 132 326 or conduct a search on www.aec.gov.au/esearch/main.htm and then www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/represent/index.htm .
