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Why Bush's stem-cell policy is reasoned � and why it's working http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-08-15-stem- cells_x.htm States dive into stem cell debates http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-04-20-stem-cell-cover_x.htm >From http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > This critical scientific research is under threat of being banned. Opponents > are seeking a treaty in the United Nations that would ban all forms of cloning > research by grouping reproductive cloning with therapeutic cloning research - > a legitimate form of stem cell research that could quite possibly produce the > next generation of lifesaving cures and treatments. > > Reproductive cloning is dangerous and unethical and is vigorously opposed by > GPI along with 95% of the public. Reproductive cloning must be distinguished > from important research procedures; such as the therapeutic cloning of specific > human cells, genes and other tissues. These procedures are safe, ethical, and > do not and cannot lead to the birth of a human being. Policy-makers and the > public have often lost the distinction between the reproductive and therapeutic > cloning. > > The stakes are extremely high. UN passage of a proposal to ban therapeutic > cloning research sends a strong signal to the entire world. Threats of > prohibition of therapeutic cloning research have already cast a pall over the entire > realm of stem cell research and are causing a “brain drain” of promising young > scientists who are leaving the field. The result may be a tragic postponement > of the development of new treatments and cures. > > > > > -- It's not the fall that hurts. Home page http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/ Graphics portfolio http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm Domain space http://nw-in.com/index.html
