2006-12-27 08:02:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Stem cell research is allowed. What is not allowed is my tax dollars going to fund embryonic stem cell research that has never been confirmed to cure or even help anyone.
Sounds like not enough research.
2006-12-27 08:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We already have stem-cell research, and have had it. Bush approved it as well as Clinton! It may not have gone as far as some might hope, but it is very much alive!
As it happens, I do think we should liberalize our national policy on stem cell research. But before we do that, it's important to be pretty clear about what that national policy actually is, and how it got to be that way. Stem cell research is not, in fact, either illegal or unfunded: The federal budget in 2003 included $24.8 million for human embryonic stem cell research -- up from zero in 2000. Private funding of stem cell research, which is unlimited, runs into the tens and possibly hundreds of millions of dollars. The current, admittedly hairsplitting policy came about because Congress in 1995 passed a ban on federal (but not private) funding for any form of research that involved the destruction of human embryos, because it is a form of research many American voters dislike and don't want to pay for. After some important (privately funded) breakthroughs, the Clinton administration began looking for legal ways to bypass the ban, but never got around to paying for any actual research.
The Bush administration thought about it, too, and came up with a solution: Federal funding could be used for research on stem cell lines already in existence. In practice, this means scientists who get their funding from the government are restricted in which materials they can use. Although this compromise will soon become a real obstacle to research, for the moment the irritant is largely philosophical. "What hampers people is the concept that there is a lack of freedom to operate," one scientist told me.
2006-12-27 16:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's already allowed. What's in dispute is embryonic stem cell research. Difficult to say what will happen there. So far, adult stem cells have proven the most useful.
2006-12-27 16:05:48 · answer #3 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stem cell research is allowed, just not federally funded research and hopefully the next president will do the same because we do not need more taxes.
2006-12-27 16:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
President Bush has provided the most federal dollars for adult stem cell research. Adult stem cell research has already help to cure thousands of people. Fetal stem cell research (pronounced eugenics) has cure nobody. I hope to God no President gets behind that initiative.
2006-12-27 16:38:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Stem cell research is allowed now. The only limitation is that only a few specified embrionic stem cell lines are eligible for federal funding. I doubt if there will be any further restrictions no matter who is elected.
2006-12-27 16:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Adult stem cell research is showing great hope and promise! Where embryo (stem cells from babies) is not. where have some of you people been hidiing?
2006-12-27 16:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by crusinthru 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
stem-cell research is a controversy over republicans?democrats. In my opinion yes, democrats are in favor uv it. however, they must not realize, maybe they dont care, that they dont hav to abort infants to do so. for watever reason they arent using the already available embrios to do so. they think they hav to abort recent infants.
2006-12-27 16:25:16 · answer #8 · answered by to protect and serve 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Adult Stem cell research is allowed.
If you mean killing babies for no reason what so ever I don't think so.
2006-12-27 16:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by Bill 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
It's allowed now,it's just not being paid for out of our pockets.
2006-12-27 16:29:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋