U.S. Congressman Steve King
Iowa's Fifth Congressional District
http://www.house.gov/steveking/

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Matt Lahr

March 9, 2009
Office: 202.225.4426 / Cell: 202.577.5138

King Statement on President's Stem Cell Decision
President Obama decides when life begins is no longer above his pay
grade, shows no respect for conscientious objections of life-loving,
tax-paying Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steve King today issued the following
statement on President Barack Obama's executive order to federally fund
scientific research that involves the destruction of human embryos.

"I have held babies in my arms who had been frozen embryos for as long
as nine years. They giggle, cuddle, laugh, play and love. They are as
much a human being as any of us. At the Saddleback Church forum on
August 16, 2008, Pastor Rick Warren asked Barack Obama when life begins.
Obama answered by stating that the question is 'above my pay grade.'
Now, President Obama has decided it is no longer above his pay grade,
and that there will be no respect for conscientious objections from
life-loving, tax-paying Americans. All taxpayers will have to pay to
take the life of, and experiment with the tissue of, innocent human
embryos. I object, Mr. President. "

Transcript from Saddleback Civil Forum:

WARREN: That was a freebie. That was a gimme. That was a gimme, OK? Now,
let's deal with abortion; 40 million abortions since Roe v. Wade. As a
pastor, I have to deal with this all of the time, all of the pain and
all of the conflicts. I know this is a very complex issue. Forty million
abortions, at what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?

OBAMA: Well, you know, I think that whether you're looking at it from a
theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that
question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade.


http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/08/17/full-transcript-saddleback-pre
sidential-forum-sen-barack-obama-john-mccain-moderated-by-rick-warren/


Matt Lahr
Press Secretary
Congressman Steve King
202-225-4426