Research from private funding has proven more than 60 genetically diverse stem cell lines already exist. They were created from embryos that have already been destroyed, and have the ability to regenerate themselves indefinitely, creating ongoing opportunities for research. President Bush made the decision in this conference to allow federal funds to be used for research on these existing stem cell lines only, where a life or death decision has already been made. He states that the government would spend an estimated $250 million a year on this type of research. He also named a president’s council to monitor the stem cell research, to recommend appropriate guidelines and regulations and to consider all of the medical and ethical ramifications of biomedical innovations. This council consists of leading scientist, doctors, ethicist, lawyers, theologians, and others, chaired by Dr. Leon Kass

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