Embryonic stem-cell funding - an incentive to kill

Embryonic stem-cell funding - an incentive to kill An internationally recognized expert on stem cells and cloning says President Obama's decision to lift restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem-cell research is wasting lives and taxpayer dollars when all resources should be going towards adult stem cells. The Obama administration on Wednesday approved 13 new human embryonic stem-cell lines for taxpayer-funded experiments. The 13 lines are the first to be approved under an executive order from President Obama, and the National Institutes of Health says dozens more cell lines will be available soon.   During the Bush administration, federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research was limited to cell lines that were already in existence before August 2001.   David Prentice (FRC)Dr. David Prentice, senior fellow for life sciences with the Family Research Council, says that by approving funding for new lines, the Obama administration continues to push political ideology, not science.   "Embryonic stem cells have not helped any human being.  In fact, [they] haven't helped that many rats and mice in the lab," Prentice notes.  "Only adult stem cells are actually helping patients.  The unfortunate part of this new approval is there are now more incentives for researchers to destroy young human embryos just so they can get taxpayer funds."   Prentice reports that nearly 80 diseases or injuries have been treated successfully with adult stem cells. Contact: Jim Brown Source: OneNewsNow Publish Date: December 4, 2009 Link to this article.   Send this article to a friend.