{"id":2262,"date":"2005-09-19T09:36:59","date_gmt":"2005-09-19T09:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/st-louis-blues.html"},"modified":"2005-09-19T09:36:59","modified_gmt":"2005-09-19T09:36:59","slug":"st-louis-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/st-louis-blues.html","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal Judge blocks new abortion-regulatory law<\/a><\/p>\n

The role that conflicts over embryo-destructive stem cell research is playing in state politics:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Many anti-abortion groups equate the research with the destruction of human life. Blunt disagrees. He says the research is ethical, and he champions it as a key to promoting the state’s biotechnology industry. <\/p>\n

The fate of all anti-abortion legislation has rested on a philosophical disagreement. Many opponents of stem cell research aren’t satisfied with any abortion bill unless it contains language criminalizing the research. Blunt, in turn, won’t sign any bill containing such a ban. <\/p>\n

That kind of standoff was avoided in the session only because Blunt had the authority to set narrow parameters within which the abortion bill could be considered. <\/p>\n

But all bets may be off when lawmakers return for their regular session in January. <\/p>\n

Larry Weber, executive director for the Missouri Catholic Conference, said he was pleased with the anti-abortion bill signed by Blunt. But Weber and his allies plan to press the stem cell issue, saying the aim is to "protect life in a test tube." <\/p>\n

Pam Fichter with Missouri Right to Life, the state’s largest anti-abortion group, tangled with Blunt all summer in competing op-ed pieces run in religious publications around the state. "This is the most important issue in the pro-life debate," she said. <\/p>\n

Weber said he was "optimistic that Gov. Blunt will come to his senses . . . and honor his pro-life commitment" by backing such a ban. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Actually, contrary to what the headline indicates, the issue doesn’t seem to be splitting "groups" – prolife groups seem of one mind on this. It seems that the split is between pro-life groups and some politicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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