... ethical issues on stem cell research in general. The press conference was held on august 9, 2001 at the Bush ranch in Crawford,Texas. In the beginning of the press conference President Bush talked about how the American people as well as the government is at odds with this issue although there ... is research already being done through privately funded programs. President Bush has to decide whether to allow federal funds to be used for scientific research on stem cells derived from human embryos, a large number ... pre-embryo. He agrees it does have the potential for life, but it is not...

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... allow federal money to pay for stem cell projects, as long as researchers not receiving federal funds extracted the cells. In 2001, President Bush announced that he would allow federal funding for research on some existing embryonic stem cells, but strongly opposes human cloning, and the extraction ... saving and improving life in all its stages. As the discoveries of modern science create tremendous hope, they also lay vast ethical mine fields,"" stated Bush. "I also believe human life is a sacred gift from our creator. I worry about a culture that devalues life, and believe as your pre...

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... could have been used to research something more useful. In order to follow through with the experiments to research stem cells in the U.S., the laboratories needed federal funding. President George Bush did not oblige, and not only did he not fund the experiments, but pressure from the public and religious groups, he ordered researchers to stop making further advancements in stem ... the U.S. is looked upon as a world leader by other nations, what the U.S. does about the issue of stem cell will give other world leaders a direction to take in this issue. Bush however allowed the continua...

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... that government would not fund the process of killing embryos, but would fund the further research. This idea definitely is a violation of the intent of the law. In 2001, President Bush proposed another policy. He offered taxpayer dollars for research on embryos that had been collected before 1996. By making this policy, Gorge ... Bush had discouraged destroying embryos in the future. However, both interpretations of the law were just attempts to break the law (1,2). The second reason why human embryonic stem cell research should ... ...

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... two types of cloning embryo splitting and nuclear transfer. According to the article, "Blood Vessels Made from Stem Cells," the extracting of the cells kills a living human embryo. However, President Bush decided that there would be federal funding for stem cell cultures that already exist. This would prevent any further killing for research purposes of other human embryos. Researchers argue that ... as cancer, diabetes, and Parkinson's disease. Many countries continue their research and there is even speculation of a possible human clone. Stem cell research in the United States accordi...

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... banned federal funds from being used for research of human embryos but recent developments in the research have many policy makers calling for federal funding (Update 329-330). President George W. Bush has said that there will be federal funding for stem cell lines that were already created but will not give federal funding for the creation of any new stem cell ... Council, which is a Washington D.C.- based conservative organization, said that "moral principals are not divisible, killing human embryos for research is wrong is every instance (qted in Update 334)". Opponents of Bush's pla...

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... these cells were destined to be merely "tossed in the trash". So why not use them for study? When stem cell research came to the forefront of American attention, Pres. Bush was quick to put regulations on it, such as the only way researchers can procreate stem cells is through this very process. Pres ... . Bush did not want to see people fertilizing eggs solely for stem cell research. Conclusion Stem Cell Research is a very controversial subject. There are good points and bad points to both ... ...

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... condition is that the stem cells used in research must be obtained from adults" blood or bone marrow or from extra embryos no longer needed at fertility clinics. President George Bush shares part of this view. He announced on August 10, 2001 that some federal funding for stem cell research would be provided for stem cells taken from adults and those ... extra embryos from fertility clinics however, saying he would allow funding for research using existing stem cell lines only, "where the decision on life and death has already been made" (Bush to allow limited stem cell funding). The rea...

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... , and Multiple Sclerosis. There have been many publicized events on stem cell research. The most recent was when President Bush had to make a decision on whether to or allow stem cell research. According to the Aug. 2001 issue of Time, President Bush decided to ban the research on embryo cell and allow the research to continue on adult stem cell. But many ... ...

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... . The embryos that researchers want to use are the ones that would be destroyed anyways by In Vitro Fertilization clinics because they are extras that aren't needed. It seems that Bush's view is hypocritical because he allows these clinics to destroy the embryos, but he won't allow them to be destroyed by a means that could benefit science. The biggest cause of ... . One thing the government could do is keep a close eye on the research to make sure nothing unethical is done like using embryos that are not going to be destroyed. Bush has already put into effect a Presidents council to moni...

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... here in California recently signed a law permitting research on embryonic stem cells. This law allows human embryos to be donated and destroyed for research purposes. This law directly challenges President Bush, who in August of this year made an announcement that the U.S. would allow the use of federal funds for research only on existing stem cells. Next, my paper will look ... ...

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... that of abortion. Many pro-life supporters fear that the use of federal funding for stem cell research will in turn condone abortion. The pope, in an address to President Bush on July 23, 2001 says, "A free and virtuous society, which America aspires to be, must reject practices that devalue and violate human life at any stage, from conception until natural ... ...

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... research have been limited. 4. Eleni Berger wrote the first article and she works for CNN. I searched for this article on the internet. It basically states what is going on about Bush's opinion on stem cells and who are pro or con it. The article is neutral and the author is trying to inform the audience. How I know this is neutral is ... ...

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... spinal cord injuries. These ideas of disease research and possible scientific breakthrough are noble; however, they are unlikely to become a reality. One reason they will not occur is that President Bush and his prudent republican ideology doesn't agree with the idea of cloning or stem cell research in any aspect of its definition. Many Christians would have problems with embryonic stem ... ...

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... , political, ethical and religious viewpoints have been brought to our attention. Many religious groups believe stem cell research is a violation of human rights. When Pope John Paul II addressed President Bush on the subject of federal funding of this research, he called it an "assault on innocent human life." According to a release in May 2001 from the "National Institute of Health ... ...

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