The U.S. bishops have urged the House of Representatives to reject a bill that would fund research requiring the destruction of human embryos. The bishops called instead for greater support for more promising and morally acceptable research, using stem cells from adult tissues and from the byproducts of live birth such as cord blood, amniotic fluid and placentas.
The appeal was made in a January 9 letter from Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the Bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities. And the Cardinal's letter, quite an excellent one, can be read right here.
I encourage you to take a couple of points from the Bishop's letter and use them in your own letters, calls and e-mails to your Congressmen and Senators.
