According to Congressional Quarterly, Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO), the House’s leading proponent of embryonic stem cell research, is writing a book slamming GOP positions on stem cells and similar pro-life issues. According to Lyons Press (the publishing company), Rep. DeGette’s new book is a "a blistering indictment of the Republican positions on sex education, birth control, abortion and embryonic stem cell research."
Rep. DeGette has offered legislation in the past to expand embryonic-destructive stem cell research—legislation that has twice been vetoed by the President. Having failed at her past efforts, her new anti-unborn child book will attempt to make an argument for how conservatives have politicized sex and how it is imperative that the federal government increase funding for embryo destructive research. The release of her book will be timed to coincide with the Democratic National Convention—conveniently located in Denver, DeGette’s home district.
Also of note, Rep. DeGette’s book will come out just months after groundbreaking new research finding that adult stem cells can be successfully manipulated into embryonic-like stem cells (referred to as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS)). These iPS cells show enormous potential for near-term clinical benefits in individuals suffering from debilitating diseases, without the ethical dilemmas surrounding their embryonic counterparts.
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