controversial issue of federal funding for stem-cell research. In a brief televised address, he told

the nation that he would support very limited research on embryonic stem cells. Scientists would

be able to use an estimated $250 million of federal funds to continue their research, but only

through the use of existing lines of stem cells (estimated between a quantity of twelve and sixty)

obtained from embryos that had already been destroyed. The President cited the "prospect of

saving and improving life at all its stages" and encouraged scientists to consider using adults,

animals and placentas for stem cell sources. His decision was predictable. Through the support

of limited research, he managed not to take sides, positioning himself in the middle of this heated

debate. However, it did not put an end to the research altogether; private research on embryonic

stem cells may continue in the U.S. and abroad, as it has for years, through private, instead of

What makes stem cell research so unique is that it is a relatively new technology in

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