mr. speaker , i want to thank our chairman , and also thank the leader . 
you know , i believe that everybody engaged in this debate today means well , and this is one of those great debates that we have on this floor . 
it is full of passion . 
but this is not a debate about passion . 
it is not a debate about style . 
this is a debate about substance . 
and the substance of this debate is life , clear and simple . 
you know , there is a fact on this , also , i think we ought to look at . 
while we do not know where embryonic stem cell research might lead us , we do know that engaging in this form of research would require ending a human life for the purpose of experimentation . 
and that is something that i do not think any of us want to sanction . 
and in my opinion , we would be giving away our humanity , our sense of ethics , for the mere hope , the mere hope that this form of research would someday yield results . 
meanwhile , h.r. 810 , the bill that is under discussion diverts funds from research that has proven results , from research that does not require us to look the other way while human life is purposely ended . 
adult stem cell research has made great leaps . 
we have heard about that today . 
cord blood research has made great strides . 
we have heard about that also today . 
and we hear that by using islet cells from living donors or adult brain cells instead of embryos , there is a potential to cure diabetes . 
i think we should all vote `` no '' on h.r. 810 . 
we should stop and look at the substance of the debate . 
