Stem Cells: Public opinions and politics
A national poll conducted shortly after actor Michael J. Fox’s televised appeals for stem-cell research shows that support for studying embryonic stem cells fell in the past year. The supporters dropped from 58 percent to 54 percent and the percentage of those strongly or somewhat opposed rose from 32 percent in 2005 to 37 percent this year.
Scientists say, there is no guarantee of cures — certainly not any time soon — from the measure that was optimistically titled the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act.
Set for final approval at UC Irvine this week, the draft plan is clear: “It is unlikely that [the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine] will be able to fully develop stem cell therapy for routine clinical use during the 10 years of the plan.
WASHINGTON — The same embryonic stem cell bill that prompted President Bush’s only veto is headed to his desk again, this time from Democrats who have it atop their agenda when they take control of Congress in January. November 29, 2006
- Democrats Put Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill at Top of Agenda
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WASHINGTON – Ethics reform, a higher minimum wage and more money for stem cell research are the top items on the Senate agenda next year, according to incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
