The Late, Great Stem Cell Debate: Why Pro-Lifers Were Right

John Stonestreet-Opinion : Sep 26, 2016
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President Bush was right ... and so were the legions of pro-life activists who supported alternatives to embryo-destructive research. The stem cell debate didn't just fizzle out. On an important level, it was soundly won by those who insisted that medical science could advance without turning human life at its earliest stages into a disposable commodity.

[Breakpoint] ...Then-president George W. Bush issued a moratorium on new federal funding for this type of stem cell [embryonic], sparking outrage from across the aisle. The move was roundly condemned as "anti-scientific," and Bush was lampooned by the media, liberal politicians, and cartoonists as a peddler of dark-age superstitions. (Screengrab via YouTube)

In 2009, a newly-elected President Obama immediately lifted the moratorium and poured new funding into embryonic stem cell research. Since then, countless embryos have been destroyed with taxpayer dollars, but to this day, the technology has failed to yield the miracle cures Americans were promised...
 
...During the years since the moratorium, a different kind of stem cell—tissue-specific "somatic" or adult stem cells—have been used to successfully treat over a million-and-a-half people with conditions...
 
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