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Bush A Little Reading Can Be Dangerous

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Oy vey.  Bush should learn what a slippery slope argument is.  That’s what he used to convince himself that allowing _any_ stem cell research could lead to eugenics ala Brave New World.  And I thought Jesus told him it was evil…  Well, now we know why he isn’t opposing In Vitro fertilzation since it apparently is not related to anti-abortion kind of sentiments (every embryo is sacred, every embryo is good).

Think Progress » Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ Convinced Bush To Ban Embryonic Stem Cell Research

In a new piece in Commentary magazine, Jay Lefkowitz — who advised Bush on stem cells — reveals how the President formulated his 2001 policy. While Bush heard from a variety of groups on both sides of the issue, the turning point appeared to come when Lefkowitz read from Aldous Huxley’s fictional novel, Brave New World, and scared Bush

Originally published on by Jason Axley