Letter
Cardinal Rigali's Letter to Congress on Embryonic Stem Cell Bill (2007)
Letter from Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Chairman, USCCB Committee for Pro-Life Activities, to the U.S. House of Representatives, June 6, 2007
"Soon the House may again vote on a bill (S. 5) to promote the destruction of human embryos to obtain their stem cells. I urge you to reject this misguided and unethical legislation, which would force taxpayers for the first time to encourage deliberate attacks on innocent human life in the name of medical progress.
I urge you to vote against S. 5, and against the DeGette bill allowing human cloning for research purposes -- on behalf of taxpayers who should not be forced to help destroy innocent life, and on behalf of genuine progress for suffering patients."