Stem cell research has another setback
President George Bush vetoed a bill that would have allowed surplus embryos from fertility clinics to be used in research. This decision will cause slowing of cures for several major diseases including cancer.
If politicians say they support stem cell research then it doesn’t necessarily mean that they support embryonic stem cell research which is the one that holds the greatest promise for the most diseases.
It was five years ago that President Bush ‘allowed’ research on the 60 existing stem cell lines. It didn’t sway his decision however that we now know that these lines are not going to help us with human diseases.
I would say more of what I think about President Bush’s decision but then people might start going out and burning my music CD’s.
Oh .. wait .. I don’t have any music CD’s!