Prop 2 OK'd, merits outrage
Julie Robison
Issue date: 11/6/08 Section: Opinion
The New York Times recently ran this befuddling headline: "Colombian army commander resigns in scandal over killing of civilians."
Scandal? The word hardly seemed fitting. Reserve "scandal" for a story involving money laundering or nights spent with loose women and plenty of alcohol; a story to blush about today, laugh about tomorrow. Remember the time Gen. Mario Montoya was linked to the killing of civilians by armed forces? Ho, ho, ho. Oh, Mario.
His slap on the wrist included resignation from his post without a trip to the ice cream parlor afterwards, but, as the Times went on to report, there is no word at present on whether Montoya or any of the other military personnel involved will be held accountable in court.
This is why America is great: our judicial system holds criminals accountable. There are people in the world willing to kill innocent civilians and, moreover, not think twice about the loss of a life. These killings, however, are not reserved for terrorists or madmen.
On Nov. 4, Michiganders passed Proposition 2. It legalizes unrestricted research on live human embryos, allows the buying, selling and destroying of human embryos, and replaces the state power with federal.
Juliana D'Amico's article "Proposal 2 sparks pro-life vs. pro-family controversy" in last week's Collegian says that "according to Dewitt, passing this one proposal would turn a crime into a heroic action and a restricted science into an unrestricted science funded by Michigan tax dollars." Never again will scientists have to ask what they cannot do in the name of research; the field is open and ready for exploration.
Not surprisingly, this issue parallels abortion. To many, abortion is not killing a baby but making a choice. They do not recognize life they cannot palpably see without an ultrasound machine. Instead, they think the fetus is a mass of cells, not a human being who deserves life.
Likewise, using human embryonic stem cells in research labs, without any restrictions of what scientists may or may not do, degrades the dignity of early human life. In the name of research, Prop. 2 denies these embryos their potential for human life.
Scandal? The word hardly seemed fitting. Reserve "scandal" for a story involving money laundering or nights spent with loose women and plenty of alcohol; a story to blush about today, laugh about tomorrow. Remember the time Gen. Mario Montoya was linked to the killing of civilians by armed forces? Ho, ho, ho. Oh, Mario.
His slap on the wrist included resignation from his post without a trip to the ice cream parlor afterwards, but, as the Times went on to report, there is no word at present on whether Montoya or any of the other military personnel involved will be held accountable in court.
This is why America is great: our judicial system holds criminals accountable. There are people in the world willing to kill innocent civilians and, moreover, not think twice about the loss of a life. These killings, however, are not reserved for terrorists or madmen.
On Nov. 4, Michiganders passed Proposition 2. It legalizes unrestricted research on live human embryos, allows the buying, selling and destroying of human embryos, and replaces the state power with federal.
Juliana D'Amico's article "Proposal 2 sparks pro-life vs. pro-family controversy" in last week's Collegian says that "according to Dewitt, passing this one proposal would turn a crime into a heroic action and a restricted science into an unrestricted science funded by Michigan tax dollars." Never again will scientists have to ask what they cannot do in the name of research; the field is open and ready for exploration.
Not surprisingly, this issue parallels abortion. To many, abortion is not killing a baby but making a choice. They do not recognize life they cannot palpably see without an ultrasound machine. Instead, they think the fetus is a mass of cells, not a human being who deserves life.
Likewise, using human embryonic stem cells in research labs, without any restrictions of what scientists may or may not do, degrades the dignity of early human life. In the name of research, Prop. 2 denies these embryos their potential for human life.
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