Stem Cell Announcement: ‘Troubling shift’
March 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on Monday regarding the Executive Order signed by President Obama which incentivizes creation and destruction of human embryos:
“The administration’s announcement on embryonic stem cell research represents a troubling shift in U.S. policy. With this announcement, the government is, for the first time, incentivizing the creation and destruction of human embryos at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer. I support biomedical research and I believe the administration would be far better served by directing taxpayer funds to research on non-embryonic stem cells, which is both effective and ethical.”
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