Bush declared war on transplant patients last night.

[benburch]

Did you catch that line about banning all research on "human-animal hybrids" in the speech from our Peerless Leader last night?

Most people think he is talking about some sort of bizarre SciFi creature - half dog, half human.

Nope!

He is talking about creatures that have a few human genes added to them so that their tissue, blood, or glandular secretions (such as insulin or growth hormone) can be used in human beings without rejection problems.

This is called Xenotransplantation. These creatures are not half-human. They do not have human brains. They do not have human faces. They just have tissue that will not cause an antibody response in a human being. The amount of human genetic material in such creatures is quite small!

If you were dying of liver failure, wouldn't you jump at the chance to get a pig liver instead of waiting on a list for a human liver that might not be available in time?

By banning this research, Bush dooms poor Americans to death, while the rich will simply fly to another country where the technology is available. Damned sure HE would get the pig's liver if he was sick. (Of course, he is already a pig.)

So, when you talk to people today, ask them if they would rather die, or have a Xenotransplant.