Stem Cell Confusion

May 9, 2006

Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article on a new stem cell bill cosponsored by Senators Santorum and Specter. The bill promotes techniques for obtaining pluripotent stem cells without harming embryos. Unfortunately, the article is misleading on a number of points. Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, thankfully, has a commentary by Robert George setting the record straight.

For more on alternative stem cell research proposals, see “‘Ethical’ Embryonic Stem Cell Research?” at cbhd.org