Correct me if I'm wrong, but Ron Reagan Jr. seemed to be at odds with his father his whole life, but is now concerned about stem cell research, reportedly regarding how it could lead to treating people afflicted with Alzheimer's disease....
Ronald Reagan was pro-life, and although the stem cell research controversy was not part of his political arena, I think he would have been against harvesting unborn fetus tissue for this research.
I think that Ron Jr.'s appearance at the DNC convention was just one more slap in the old man's face.
It's so sad that one of the greatest leaders of this country has such sorry progeny as Ron Jr. and Patty. What happened?
Stem cell research from "harvested embryos" is a political issue. You can get stem cells from umbilical cords at birth, and it should be standard starting ASAP. It is the abortion maniacs that want to tout every possible way to sanctify abortion. Embryonic stem cells are not needed in any case.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/10/22/151156.shtml
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