The debate continues over H.R. 810, a bipartisan bill that would provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research with cells already destined to be discarded. The bill's restrictions would require the donors to provide written consent for the embryos to be used for research, and the research must not be for the purposes of cloning. One pithy quote from the floor of the House this afternoon in response to the assertion by a few Republicans that the bill would promote the killing of embryos:
"If you wish to give them life, then let them give life to others." --Jay Inslee (D-WA)