[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 16, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H4177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONTINUE TO SAY NO TO EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, as the debate begins over the proper way to 
pay tribute the 40th President of the United States, some argue that 
the best way to honor the memory of Ronald Reagan would be to permit 
the destruction of human embryos for scientific research on diseases 
like that which claimed his life, and while I would never criticize 
grieving family members who advocate this, anyone else who would use 
the memory of Ronald Reagan to erode the sanctity of human life would 
do more to desecrate his legacy than by any other means.
  Reaffirming his pro-life views on the 10th anniversary of Roe v. 
Wade, President Reagan said, ``There is no cause more important for 
preserving freedom than affirming the transcendent right to life to all 
human beings.'' He said, ``We cannot diminish the value of one category 
of human life, the unborn, without diminishing the value of all human 
life.'' Let us choose life. Let us honor Reagan. Let us honor his pro-
life values by continuing to say no to embryonic stem cell research.

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