Op-Ed: Embryonic backers selling a fairy tale

January 17, 2007

Confusion about embryonic stem-cell (ESC) research abounds, but the issues are fairly straightforward. ESC research, legal throughout the U.S., is already funded — privately, by various state appropriations, and by some federal (taxpayer) dollars, as well. The political debate is not about delaying research, but about whether we should specifically increase federal funding of ESC research. (Tennessean)