Obama's attack on the unborn

This week we have seen the expected attack on tiny human life by US president Barack Obama.

Sitting at a table surrounded by wide-smiling advisers, Obama proudly signed the executive order that effectively condemns countless human embryonic lives to the waste bin. The President overturned President Bush's ban on state-funded embryo stem cell research.

Obama said he was ending what he believed was "a false choice between sound science and moral values," adding that the research shows great potential and that "with proper guidelines and strict oversight, the perils can be avoided". He said:

"As a person of faith, I believe we are called to care for each other and work to ease human suffering ... But in recent years, when it comes to stem cell research, rather than furthering discovery, our government called to care for each other and work to ease human suffering. I believe we have been given the capacity and will to pursue this research – and the humanity and conscience to do so responsibly."

It's concerning that, with a smirk on his face, Obama uses faith as an excuse to allow destructive research on human embryos. The man has been deluded into thinking that this research will come up with cures. In Britain alone, this type of research has been allowed for nearly 20 years and not one treatment or cure has emerged from it. This is despite dozens of cures and treatments coming from ethical adult stem cell research. Human embryonic stem cell research is therefore bad science, I would say.

Watching this item on BBC News last night, I was reminded how biased the Beeb is towards Obama's politics and ethics. I watched with shock (but not surprised) as Justin Webb smiled his way through reporting this major step in the new presidency. The only argument from the other side of the argument was a five second clip of an interview with a spokesman from a pro-life organisation. Reading his blog on the BBC website, my suspicions are confirmed. You get an idea of how one-sided journalists such as he seem to be. Mr Webb writes:

"The repudiation is of a policy but also of a way of life, that puts faith above science."

I should add a personal note: my son, of whom I have written recently, has type one diabetes and could one day be cured by stem cell treatment... I note with real anticipation that America, with all its energy and zest for improvement and technical knowhow and openness to ideas and talent, is now able to devote much more of those qualities to this field. I have faith!

It seems Mr Webb is also deluded. I'm not denying him the right to express his view on a story he has been doing - I do it every day, there's no such thing as perfectly objective reporting. But there must surely be an effort by reporters from the public service broadcaster to be as balanced as possible when reporting on these significant issues? It seemed quite clear from his TV news report that Mr Webb was delighted the president had allowed this, what we would translate it to, destruction of human life.

Then from Pat Buckley, SPUC's lobbyist, we hear that Obama's new administration has joined forces with extreme pro-abortion campaigners to push a far-reaching anti-life agenda at the United Nations. Obama's colleagues are calling for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights, likely to be interpreted to include abortion on demand.

The expectations about the introduction of Obama's dangerous anti-life policies have become reality.