Embryonic Stem Cell Research Quotes

I’m a supporter of embryonic stem cell research. I do think there are very important moral and also religious questions at stake in the debate over embryonic stem cell research.

I would like people to understand the rationale for my embryonic stem cell research decision and how the process became distorted over time.

I am pro-life, I believe human life begins at conception. I also believe that embryonic stem cell research should be encouraged and supported.

The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep.

The federal and state governments should ban the use of taxpayer funds to support cloning and embryonic stem cell research.

I am all for stem cell research.

Embryonic stem-cell research requires the destruction of life to create a stem cell. That’s why I think we’ve got to be very careful in balancing the ethics and the science.

The first misconception is that embryonic stem cell research is not legal. The fact is, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal. Research on embryonic stem cells has taken place for years.

Countless people, suffering from many different diseases, stand to benefit from the answers stem cell research can provide. We owe it to ourselves and to our children to do everything in our power to find cures for these diseases – and soon. As I’ve said before, time is short, and life is precious.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

The U.S. has the finest research scientists in the world, but we are falling far behind other countries, like South Korea and Singapore, that are moving forward with embryonic stem cell research.

I’m very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Most of the scientific community believes that for the full potential of embryonic stem cell research to be reached, the number of cell lines readily available to scientists must increase.

There are many alternatives to embryonic stem cell research, alternatives with great potential. We need to support these and oppose creating life for the sole purpose of destroying it.

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, brain and spinal cord disorders, diabetes, cancer, at least 58 diseases could potentially be cured through stem cell research, diseases that touch every family in America and in the world.

Adult stem cell research has produced some 67 medical miracles.

I urge researchers to make use of the opportunities that are available to them, and to do all they can to fulfill the promise that stem cell research offers.