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The Daily
Mail reports on this outrageous
example of reducing human life to the status of a commodity. Excerpt:
Women are being given cut-price fertility treatment if
they donate eggs for controversial cloning research.
Those taking part in the taxpayer-funded scheme receive
half-price IVF treatment in return for giving half their eggs to scientists
working on human cloning.
Count
AdvanceUSA as one of the “critics” mentioned below as we share these concerns.
But critics say it reduces the sanctity of human life to
nothing more than the barter of body parts - and accused the researchers of
taking advantage of women when they are at their most vulnerable.
Here are
the two key problems with paying women for their eggs:
- the cheapening/destruction of
human life
- the exploitation of women
(dangerous procedures for benefits)
As
CitizenLink reports, “Nearly 50 pro-family groups [including AdvanceUSA] are
asking President Bush to pull federal funding from abortion providers.” AdvanceUSA was happy to partner with other
conservative groups to encourage the administration to prohibit tax-payer
dollars from supporting abortion providers under the guise of “family
planning services.”
CitizenLink
reports on the important work going on in states across the country to ensure the traditional
definition of marriage is protected.
These are the states listed in the article:
Likely state constitutional amendment
votes in 2008:
Florida
California
Arizona
Indiana
Working toward future votes:
Iowa
Pennsylvania
 The people of New Hampshire have spoken. Yesterday,
in America’s
first-in-the-nation primary, New Hampshire Democrats picked Senator Hillary
Clinton to be their presidential candidate in 2008 while New Hampshire
Republicans chose Senator John McCain. Below are the full results for
both parties (or click
here).
Keep checking AdvanceUSA for the
latest information as the presidential primary season continues (the Michigan
GOP primary is less than a week away on Tuesday, January 15!).
Additionally if you or your family
and friends have questions about where the major candidates stand on issues important
to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate
Comparisons.
The Democrat Results
Hillary Clinton 39%
Barack Obama 36%
John Edwards 17%
Bill Richardson 5%
Dennis Kucinich 1%
The Republican Results
John McCain 37%
Mitt Romney 31%
Mike Huckabee 11%
Rudy Giuliani 9%
Ron Paul 8%
Fred Thompson 1%
Duncan Hunter 1%
USA Today has the full
results here.
Graphic Source: CNN
Please pray for the voters in New Hampshire today. AdvanceUSA plans to post the final results from today’s first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary tomorrow morning. Until then, USA Today is providing a helpful vote results resource that will be regularly updated throughout the process.
Make sure you’re ready for your state’s primary or caucuses by checking out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Graphic Source: CNN
 No, AdvanceUSA has not become a Star Wars fan site, but we are concerned about the multi-part battle over human cloning going on in Missouri and its implications for the sanctity of human life. Here are two important items relating to this issue.
Bruce R. Williams, a Missouri physician, has written an important op-ed piece entitled “Human Cloning's Curtain Call” in which he explains how recent scientific breakthroughs make the quest for human cloning and embryonic stem cell research totally unnecessary. Now that scientists can obtain induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from regular skin cells that have been coaxed into an embryonic-like state, the major argument for cloning human embryos for research is completely obliterated. It is also important for citizens to hear from people they trust (like doctors and scientists) who understand the science of the issue but also oppose violating ethical standards by using and destroying human life like a commodity. To hear about other scientists, doctors, and ethicists who oppose human cloning check out the Missouri Cures Without Cloning website.
Noted writer, lawyer, and bioethicist Wesley J. Smith responds to a recent column by cloning promoter Donn Rubin. Smith often exposes the distortions and outright deceptions frequently employed by the pro-cloning “Coalition for Life Saving Cures” and his latest piece, “The Mendacity of Missouri Coalition for Life Saving Cures”, calls Rubin to task for downplaying the significance of the recent breakthrough in ethical stem cell research, iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cells).
Check out AdvanceUSA’s human cloning page for more cloning information and news from Missouri.
Here’s a
piece of encouraging news from Oregon
for the New Year. A judge has halted the implementation of a domestic
partnership law for same-sex couples (which effectively grants the rights and
privileges of marriage to same sex couples) until the citizen signatures
gathered to overturn the law can be reassessed. Excerpt from LifeSite news article:
A federal judge in Portland
Oregon granted a temporary
injunction requested by pro-family activists, halting the implementation of a
law that would see homosexual couples afforded the same rights and privileges
granted to married heterosexual couples. The law was set to come into effect on
January 1, 2008.
The public interest legal alliance, the Alliance Defense
Fund, filed a lawsuit on Dec. 3, 2007, against the Oregon Secretary of State
and several county clerks, alleging that those offices had wrongfully
invalidated voters' signatures on a citizen referendum. If allowed to go
forward, the referendum would place onto the November 2008 ballot an option for
voters to repeal the state legislature's domestic partnership bill, HB 2007.
AdvanceUSA
has previously
reported on the effort of Oregonians to overturn two laws recently passed
by the legislature that provide the rights of marriage to same-sex
couples. The legislature passed these dangerous bills despite the fact
the people of Oregon
had democratically passed a constitutional amendment to protect the traditional
definition of marriage. We are encouraged that the will of the people to
protect the crucial institution of marriage might be heard after all.
For more
news and information on efforts to protect marriage click here.
 The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is in full swing. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The New Hampshire primary will be held tomorrow (January 8). All the states conducting primaries, caucuses, or conventions in January of 2008 are New Hampshire (1/8), Michigan (1/15), South Carolina (1/19), Nevada (1/19), and Florida (1/29).
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses.
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Mitt Romney 67%
Fred Thompson 25%
Duncan Hunter 8%
John McCain 0%
Ron Paul 0%
Rudy Giuliani 0%
Mike Huckabee 0%
USA Today has the full
results here.
 The people of Iowa have spoken. Last night, in caucus gatherings across the state, Iowa Democrats picked Senator Barack Obama to be their presidential candidate in 2008 while Iowa Republicans chose former governor Mike Huckabee. Below are the full results for both parties (or visit the Iowa Votes 2008 website).
Keep checking AdvanceUSA for the latest information as the presidential primary season continues (the New Hampshire primary is just a few days away on Tuesday, January 8!).
Additionally if you or your family and friends have questions about where the major candidates stand on issues important to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
The Democrat Caucus Results
Barack Obama 36%
John Edwards 30%
Hillary Clinton 29%
Bill Richardson 2%
Joe Biden 1%
Uncommitted 1%
Chris Dodd 1%
Mike Gravel 0%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Other 0%
The Republican Caucus Results
Mike Huckabee 34%
Mitt Romney 25%
Fred Thompson 13%
John McCain 13%
Ron Paul 10%
Rudy Giuliani 3%
Duncan Hunter 1%
Tom Tancredo 1%
Check out the Iowa Votes 2008 website for the detailed vote tallies.
Graphic Source: The Connection
 The AP reports on the latest assault on traditional marriage in the guise of “marriage equality” though same-sex civil unions. Starting January 1, New Hampshire began conducting and recognizing same-sex civil unions for homosexual partners.
Marriage is the crucial foundation of a civilized society and ought to be an important issue in presidential politics. Let’s hope the voters in New Hampshire take the marriage issue into consideration when they head to the polls on Tuesday, January 8 during their “first-in-the-nation” presidential primary.
If you want to find out where the major presidential candidates stand on marriage check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
LifeNews reports on this difficult situation. Once again, starving a person in a coma is being advocated in the name of compassion and convenience.
Javona Peters: in coma facing possible euthanasia
We’ve learned that the Republican Party of Iowa website will be the first source to relay who the Iowa GOP selects. Also, it appears this website sponsored by the Democrat Party of Iowa will have up-to-date information on the caucus results for Democrats in Iowa. These websites should be great resources for the most timely information and for Americans outside Iowa who would like to read about how the caucus process works.
http://www.iowafirstcaucus.org/index.php (Democrats)
http://www.iowagop.net/index.asp (Republicans)
On Friday, check back with AdvanceUSA to see which candidates won the important Iowa caucuses.
For more information on where the major candidates of both parties stand on important conservative issues, check AdvanceUSA’s new 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Graphic Source: The Connection
UPDATE: Unfortunately the resources above
are not as helpful as they were promoted. Check the Iowa
Votes 2008 website for the final results for both parties, or check our January 4 blog post.
LifeNews reports. Excerpt:
Statisticians at Virginia Commonwealth
University have released
the results of their annual poll in scientific research and found that more
Americans favor non-embryonic stem cell research than the kind that destroys
human life. The poll also finds that Americans are strongly opposed to human
cloning.
 We don’t often emphasize state issues here at AdvanceUSA unless they portend of things to come on the national level or across the country. The radically pro-homosexual education bills recently passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger pose such a threat.
This CitizenLink article talks about the grassroots effort to overturn the homosexual indoctrination bills, or you can visit the Save Our Kids website for more information.
LifeNews reports. Excerpt:
Both the House and Senate have approved resolutions
honoring former Congressman Henry Hyde, a pro-life champion known for making
sure thousands of abortions annually were not financed with taxpayer funds. The
Congressional chambers approved the motions on a voice vote.
A
same-sex couple hoping to spread Massachusetts’
“gay marriage” laws to other states are insisting on getting a “divorce” in Rhode Island where
same-sex marriage is not recognized. The Boston Globe reports that the
couple is appealing their case after the RI Supreme Court ruled against
them (as reported here
at AdvanceUSA Blog recently).
Ryan
Anderson, in a post at First Things, exposes media
distortion of the recent ethical stem cell breakthrough in the New York
Times. He also shares this excellent quote from Japanese stem cell
researcher Dr. Shinya Yamanaka.
“When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such
a small difference between it and my daughters,” said Dr. Yamanaka, 45, a
father of two and now a professor at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material
Sciences at Kyoto
University. “I thought,
we can’t keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way.”
HT: Best
of the Web Today
 The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is fast upon us. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The Iowa caucuses will be held on January 3, followed closely by the New Hampshire primary on January 8. All the states conducting primaries, caucuses, or conventions in January of 2008 are Iowa (1/3), Wyoming (1/5), New Hampshire (1/8), Michigan (1/15), South Carolina (1/19), Nevada (1/19), and Florida (1/29).
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
The LA
Times reports on this outrageous
story of gay adoption. Excerpt:
Chad and David's attempt to bring a
child into the world involved a woman they barely knew. After fertilizing her
eggs in vitro using both men's sperm, another woman would carry the resulting
embryos to term. They had no idea whose DNA would carry the day.
HT: FRC
AdvanceUSA
is happy to report that the crucial
Mexico City Policy is safe for now (this policy prevents taxpayer dollars
from supporting overseas abortions). The massive omnibus spending bill
facing Congress does not hinder or undermine this crucial pro-life
policy. LifeNews reports here.
Also, our
friends at Heritage Foundation have created an online
blog resource that tracks all the spending, earmarks, and budget issues
contained in the omnibus bill. Check it out at www.Omnibusting.com.
KWMU
reports. Excerpt:
"Somatic
cell nuclear transfer is the process for cloning, and if you somatic cell
nuclear transfer with a human, which has not viably been done, then that's human
cloning," said Winship. "And human cloning in any avenue for any purpose is
wrong," she adds.
Winship
and her group are trying to fill that loophole by putting another question on
the November 2008 ballot. And they're using this latest development to prove
that SCNT is no longer necessary.
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