Of those 400,000, a mere 128 children have been "cultivated" -- zygotes donated by originating parents to like-minded couples incapable of conceiving on their own, or simply wishing to bring more unwitting souls into the family of Jesus Christ. Whatever their personal agenda, it's kind of scary.
When one considers all the children languishing in orphanages or worse, this method of "adoption" is selfish as well as self-righteous. Oh, did I remember to mention self-indulgent?
From what I've seen at these White House gatherings, the vast majority of "parental units" for what King George refers to as "blessed children" are as white as a slice of Wonder bread with its crust removed, as bland as a beige Ford Windstar, and as submissive as Mary's little lamb.
Somewhat akin to the process used in Germany 70 years ago to insure every SS descendant was a perfect Aryan.
To date, of King George's master plan approximately 399,872 people with unused frozen zygotes have chosen not to turn their DNA over to other couples. Right off the top I can guess two reasons: 1) They don't want fanatics raising their seed; and, 2) They aren't insane.
These people most likely considered the ramifications noted above, plus others I may have missed, of this Christian-based experiment in social and genetic engineering.
In simple percentages, 99.9997% of the people who have unused zygotes frozen in sperm banks around the U.S. do not wish to have other couples bearing and raising their "kids."
Thus, only two alternatives are left of what to do with those zygotes: Destroy them eventually, or donate them for research.
Under King George's policy they would ultimately be destroyed, unless researchers received a humongous monetary gift from some private donor(s).
But, George and his Religious Rightist pals would rather destroy than learn, or think and reason, for it is far more important to eradicate than to put something to positive use. As he said, "I believe that with the right techniques and the right policies we can achieve scientific progress while living up to our ethical responsibilities.
"We must continue to explore these hopeful alternatives and advance the cause of scientific research while staying true to the ideals of a decent and humane society."
Now, to exactly which "ethical responsibilities" do you think King George is alluding? Possibly it's the ethical responsibility to lower our infant mortality rate, currently one of the highest among industrialized nations.
Then, there's the ethical responsibility to make sure every man, woman and child - especially the children - have healthcare coverage. Could that be what George meant?
Surely it's the ethical responsibility to use all the knowledge in man's collective wisdom, along with every device and resource at our fingertips, to do everything possible to end as much pain and suffering for the living, breathing, thinking, viable human beings who are here, now, among us today.
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