Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Worse Than Abortion

Life News ^ | 9/5/06 | Richard Stith

[Mrs. Don-o]

I've been reading Richard Stith's writing for at least 25 years. He has a rare combination of superb intelligence and a reliable and accurate moral compass. And a good heart, too.

[Mrs. Don-o]

You just wanted to get in a little dig at God.
"Nope -- just at those who wish to speak for Him."

I read this article a second time, carefully. Stith does not allude to God. He does make important reference to science, law, and human rights. If you have problem with hat, you should focus your criticism more accurately.

Go ahead. We'll all listen.

[Coleus]

THE CODE FOR HUMAN LIFE we were once a fertilized egg, a blast, once an embryo, once a fetus, human, with our very own Human DNA since conception.  We were once microscopic-Americans. Once we have our own human genetic code, we are metabolizing as a single-cell entity, we are a living human being, therefore; we are a human be-ing that is biologically and scientifically testable.   At that moment we have that inalienable right to: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and property.   

The right to life is considered the most fundamental inalienable right there is.  Therefore, no one can determine when that right begins and no one can give that to you.  You have it when you become a human at conception.  When you get your full human genetic code.  Unmistakable to be matched to any other species, you’re human. 

Because of the intrinsic dignity of each and every person, each individual has certain rights and obligations, which every other individual would have to respect.   This is what’s required in order to live as a human, as the Lord Himself wanted it to be lived. (CCC-1934) Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.  

Inalienable rights belong to us by our very nature and existence; we are human and have that intrinsic dignity of a human being; we automatically have these intrinsic rights. No human being gave us these rights; they came from God.   So, we humans all owe each other certain inalienable rights which belong to us by our very nature and existence, by the fact that we are human and that we exist.  By the fact that we have the intrinsic dignity of a human being and that we exist, we automatically have these rights because of that intrinsic dignity, period. 

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