PRESS RELEASE RIGHT TO LIFE NEW ZEALAND
Right to Life New Zealand supports the Judeo-Christian sanctity of life ethic from conception to natural death and is
opposed to embryonic stem cell research.
Stem cell research on human embryos is a violation of human rights and the inalienable right to life.
The Society applauds the decision of President George Bush to refuse Federal funding for research on tens of thousands
of discarded human embryos obtained from fertility treatment.
We are however, disappointed that he approved Federal funding for research on 60 existing lines of stem cells taken from
embryos. Stem cell research on human beings is a violation of human rights and a denial of the inalienable right to life
of the human embryo.
We fully support research with stem cells derived from ethical sources i.e. adult tissue body cells and from the blood
of the umbilical cord of newborn babies, and look forward to the day when medical sciences will be able to assist people
suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
We share President Bush's belief that "human life is a sacred gift from our Creator" that should be respected and
protected.
This Society urges our Government to encourage ethical stem cell research and to legislate to prohibit embryonic stem
cell research.
Peter Coleman committee Right to Life Ken Orr Vice President